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Could Starmer’s ‘return hubs’ work?

16 May 2025

8:43 PM

16 May 2025

8:43 PM

Yesterday, following the publication of Labour’s immigration white paper, Sir Keir Starmer tried to pull a rabbit out of the hat by announcing what he described as ‘return hubs’ for failed asylum seekers.

On a visit to Albania to discuss measures to crack down on organised crime and illegal immigration, Starmer said he was in talks with a number of countries about the idea and that he saw return hubs as ‘a really important innovation’.

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