UK, Italy seek ‘innovative partnerships’ to deal with illegal migration

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed to keep working together to deal with illegal migration by developing “innovative partnerships” along migration routes, Sunak’s office said.

Both leaders have made reducing the numbers of illegal migrants coming to their countries a priority, and on a call on Friday they discussed collaborating to tackle people smuggling gangs as well as illegal arrivals.

Meloni has agreed a plan with Albania for Italy to build migrant processing centres on Albanian territory, while Sunak wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a plan which remains mired in legal disputes.

“The Prime Minister (Sunak) noted the passage of the Italy-Albania agreement, and leaders agreed to continue working closely together to develop innovative partnerships across Europe and with countries along the migration route,” a statement from Sunak’s office said .

Discover more from The Dispatch

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

Verified by MonsterInsights