Downing Street has hailed Italy’s “innovative” deal to send migrants to Albania for processing – just days after Sir Keir Starmer scrapped the UK’s Rwanda asylum plan Sir Keir Starmer and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama discussed the scheme as well as security at the European Political Community (EPC) summit at Blenheim Palace today. The pair discussed support to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression as well as an agreement to strengthen bonds. Italy’s government had previously stated that their Albania partnership cannot be compared to Britain’s now defunct bid to send irregular asylum …
