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Cooper on processing asylum claims abroad: ‘We will always look at what works’
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper also said she feels stronger action is needed to tackle anyone working illegally in the UK.
Italy’s President rebukes Elon Musk over migration court ruling comments
The Tesla and X chief had criticised the rulings by a Roman court.
Italian court rejects outsourced detention of first migrants sent to Albania
The court said they cannot be sent back to their countries of origin, Bangladesh and Egypt, because the court did not deem the countries safe enough.
First Italian ship carrying intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port
Italy’s deal to send migrants to the non-EU member has been hailed by some countries, but denounced by human rights groups as a dangerous precedent.
Albania says only Italy allowed to operate migrant asylum centres in the country
Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tirana has turned down many requests from other EU countries to take in thousands of asylum seekers.
Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania
The centres can accommodate up to 400 migrants at first, with that expected to increase to 880 in a few weeks.
UK showed ‘great interest’ in Italy-Albania migrant deal, Giorgia Meloni says
Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, claimed his Government had made a return to ‘British pragmatism’ on migration.
Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s strategies to curb migration
The Prime Minister is visiting Rome as he continues his attempts to reset relations with the UK’s nearest neighbours.
Italy’s deal with Albania ‘very different’ to Rwanda plan, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper sought to draw a distinction between the two third country processing schemes as Sir Keir Starmer visited Rome.
‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under heatwave with worst still to come
A wave of hot air from Africa is baking countries including Spain, Italy, Greece and North Macedonia, sending temperatures over 40C (104F).