2 d. ago Battle lines drawn over immigration: Keir plans legal crackdown on migrants exploiting 'right to family life' as Kemi pledges to revive Rwanda

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is drawing up legislation to make it easier to deport overseas offenders as well as failed asylum seekers, the Mail can reveal.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer's plans for 'return hubs' to take migrants from the UK could be hijacked by Russian spies, MI6 warns

The Prime Minister is eyeing up deals with Balkan countries, and some in Africa, to house failed asylum seekers.

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9 d. ago Repeated failings at migrant hotel where asylum seeker killed himself exposed

Special report: Staff at hotel were ‘not appropriately trained’ and Home Office officials didn’t know who was providing crucial services

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1 week ago Britain to ask Kosovo to take UK's small boat migrants as it lines up talks over 'return hubs' in the Balkans after ditching Rwanda plan

The tiny country of 1.6million people, which only declared independence from Serbia 17 years ago, heads a shortlist of nine countries that ministers want to take failed asylum seekers.

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1 week ago UK ‘to ask Kosovo’ to take failed asylum seekers in overseas ‘return hubs plan’

North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia said to be being considered for housing UK’s failed asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Home Office releases more footage of failed asylum seekers and criminals being kicked out of UK

New data shows there have been nearly 30,000 returns of people since the general election as the Home Office releases new footage of people being kicked out

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3 w. ago Starmer talks to countries about return hubs for failed asylum seekers

The Prime Minister said such hubs would be ‘a very important additional tool in our armoury’ combined with other measures to tackle smuggling gangs.

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3 w. ago Starmer’s bid to send failed asylum seekers abroad — a year after Rwanda scheme scrapped

PM’s policy to create ‘return hubs’ in foreign countries faces immediate setback as Albania — where he made the announcement — refuses to agree deal

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3 w. ago Immigration UK: Talks held over 'return hubs' for failed asylum seekers, Sir Keir Starmer says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the plans around ‘return hubs’ on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer confirms talks to send failed asylum seekers to 'return hubs' in third countries

During trip to Albania, PM announces the Government will begin exploring the possibility of processing some migrants in third countries prior to deportation

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3 w. ago Starmer in talks to send failed asylum seekers abroad — a year after Rwanda scheme scrapped

The prime minister made the announcement as he visited Albania as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer in talks to send failed asylum seekers to 'return hubs' in third countries

During trip to Albania, PM announces the Government will begin exploring the possibility of processing some migrants in third countries prior to deportation

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3 w. ago Starmer says UK in talks with ‘returns hubs’ to take failed asylum seekers

Britain would pay countries to take deported migrants, PM confirms during Albania trip

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3 w. ago UK in talks to deport failed asylum seekers to Balkans as Keir Starmer visits Albania

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed talks over plans to set up 'returns hubs' overseas to send failed asylum seekers to during a historic visit to Albania

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