Prime Minister Starmer: Britain will enhance efforts to fight Balkan criminal networks
Britain will enhance their efforts in the fight against criminal networks across the Western Balkans that facilitate illegal migration, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday, a few days after he announced a large number of reforms to help reduce migration. Losing in surveys of Nigel Farage and his anti -immigration Reformist Party, the oldmer is under pressure to show that he can control both legal and illegal immigration, and that with illegal entrances to the UK, his plan against Banda smuggler people works.
In his first official visit to Albania, Starmer will announce measures to prevent the return of Albanian nationals in Britain after they have been deported and do more to eliminate money laundering between the two countries. It will also donate two machines to detect forgery to make it easier to recognize those who use false passports.
The Reuters Pište will also announce an extension of the joint migration working group to add Northern Macedonia and Montenegro. The group, by the way, already includes Albania and Kosovo.
In 2022, the Albanians made up the largest group that headed to Britain with small ships, but the number has since dropped suddenly, partly due to the deportation agreement arranged by the previous conservative government.
As for legal migration, which make up the vast majority of those who come to Britain, Starmer promised a significant reduction in net arrivals this week, pointing out that the country risks to become an « island of foreigners » without stricter rules.
