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Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to give some £4 million to the far-right Italian government to tackle irregular migration.

The funding for the initiative, called the Rome Process, comes following the meeting of the two leaders.

Sir Keir met with his Italian counterpart in Rome today to discuss plans to tackle illegal migration.

The populist Italian government, led by Giorgia Meloni, has seen a 60 per cent drop in illegal migration in the past year and recently signed a controversial deal with Albania.

Sir Keir said he is “very interested” in Italy’s policies leading to “dramatic reductions” in irregular migration.

“You’ve made remarkable progress working with countries across migration routes as equals, to address the drivers of migration at source and tackle gangs,” Sir Keir told the press conference.

Ms Meloni added she and Sir Keir had signed a joint communique including “very tangible, important points, and is evidence of the deep relation between our two countries.”

Sir Keir has signalled he is open to pursuing an arrangement similar to Italy’s migration deal with Albania, whereby asylum seekers will be held in the Balkan state while their claims are processed.

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[–] LuckingFurker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 months ago

Remember kids, your granny has to freeze to death this winter but we can give millions to fascists

[–] flamingos 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sir Keir has signalled he is open to pursuing an arrangement similar to Italy’s migration deal with Albania, whereby asylum seekers will be held in the Balkan state while their claims are processed.

Thank god they scrapped that gimmicky Rwanda scheme, eh?

[–] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Incase you didn't know, Rwanda was for settled claims, not processing.

As in, they would be sent to Rwanda if they were successful in their asylum claim.

Processing asylum seekers in a country they are already in, like Albania, is significantly safer than forcing them to get in a dingy.

Now if we are taking people out of dingys in the channel, and taking them to Albania, then yes fuck that absolutely.

[–] flamingos 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Italy-Albania deal being referenced isn't them keeping asylum seekers in Albania while their claim is processed, it's shipping them off to Albania while their claim is processed.

[–] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

As I cover in my final paragraph.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they'll stay in Italy until their claim is processed.

[–] flamingos 3 points 2 months ago

I assume you mean Albania? That's what the part I quoted is about.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

people yelled at me when i said the tories were still better than a starmer led government.

remember when keir starmer lied and ran as a pro immigrant, pro rejoin candidate when he ran for labour leader?

[–] MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

His father was a toolmaker. And I kept saying he's a fucking tory except he's somehow worse

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Old enough to remember when this guy was denouncing the Rwanda deportation plan. Apparently, sending people to East Africa is over the line, but sending everyone to Southern Europe is just fine.

Also, thrilled to find something Keir Starmer has decided to spend money on, despite his insistence that the country is too broke to do anything nice for anybody.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Fighting this type of immune gration should be all of Europe's top priority for a healthy future.