Albania’s PM slams UK for ‘discrimination’ after migrant remarks

The criticism comes after a prime British official singles out Albanians for his or her function in illicit migration to the UK.

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks throughout a information convention [File: Johanna Geron/Reuters]

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has criticised the British authorities for allegedly “discriminating” towards Albanians, after a prime UK official singled out the nationality for his or her function in illicit migration to the nation.

Small-boat crossings of the English Channel from mainland Europe have turn into a political headache for UK ministers, who promised that Brexit would result in tighter immigration controls.

Official statistics within the UK have stated that Albanians are actually the most important single group making small-boat crossings of the Channel.

‘Concentrating on Albanians’

In a sequence of messages posted on his private Twitter account on Wednesday, Rama stated UK officers have been actively “discriminating” towards Albanians.

“Concentrating on Albanians (as some shamefully did when combating for Brexit) as the reason for Britain’s crime and border issues makes for simple rhetoric however ignores arduous truth,” Rama tweeted.

“Albanians within the UK work arduous and pay tax. UK ought to combat the crime gangs of all nationalities and cease discriminating … to excuse coverage failures,” he added.

Britain’s House Secretary Suella Braverman was just lately criticised for her selection of language throughout a heated Commons debate, when she alleged that there's an “invasion” of England by migrants.

Braverman has additionally pointed the finger at Albanian asylum seekers, saying that many Albanian grownup males who search asylum within the UK have posed as youngsters, a follow she meant to “clamp down” on.

Albanian arrivals

British MPs had been informed just lately that 12,000 Albanians had arrived within the nation after crossing the Channel up to now this yr, in contrast with solely 50 in 2020.

The variety of migrant arrivals have reached report ranges, inflicting delays in asylum purposes and growing prices by way of housing and different social providers.

Albanian organised crime gang teams are believed to be among the many important gamers in smuggling migrants throughout the Channel to Britain from northern Europe.

Earlier this week, British and Belgian regulation enforcement officers stated that they had arrested three individuals suspected of being a part of an Albanian people-smuggling ring.