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LONDON — Under growing pressure to curb the arrival of migrants in small boats on the English coast, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday announced plans to tackle Britain’s big backlog in asylum claims and to fast-track the return of most Albanians seeking refugee status.

Outlining a tough package of measures, Mr. Sunak said that some asylum seekers who make the dangerous journey across the English Channel would be housed in disused vacation parks, former student halls and surplus military sites, rather than hotels, which cost the government 5.5 million pounds (about $6.8 million) a day. And he promised to propose laws to bar those entering Britain through unofficial routes from remaining.

In one of his first big policy initiatives as prime minister, Mr. Sunak put particular focus on rejecting asylum claims from Albanians, saying their nation would be treated as a safe country, ensuring that most applicants could be swiftly returned.

https://tnewsline.com/2022/12/13/world/britains-leader-unveils-tough-plans-to-tackle-illegal-crossings/