Border Security Command
Starmer will discuss Albania migrant deal with Italian PM after selecting new border security chief
Giorgia Meloni's agreement with Albania will see Tirana accept asylum seekers on Italy's behalf while their applications are reviewed. Sir Keir Starmer hopes to take lessons from the right-wing Italian administration today as he meets with Giorgia Meloni in Rome to discuss various plans to combat illegal migration. Italy has seen a 60% decrease in illegal migration across the Mediterranean Sea in the last year, and it recently reached a contentious agreement with neighboring Albania.
Government to shift tens of millions from Rwanda plan to Border Security Command
New Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said that she will audit the funds pledged by the Conservative government to the Rwanda plan, aiming to recoup or preserve some of them. The government proposes to redirect tens of millions of pounds from the Rwanda scheme to establish a new Border Security Command (BSC) to combat unlawful migration. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has also announced an audit of the funds transferred to Kigali as the Labour administration seeks ways to save or retrieve funds pledged by the Conservatives.