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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Labour considers sending migrants to ‘overseas hubs’ in Balkans

Failed asylum seekers could be sent to the Balkans under plans being considered by the Labour government to tackle the crisis of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.

Migration Watch UK reports that up to and including yesterday, more than 5,200 migrants have entered Britain via small boat crossings in 2025.

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