Albanian children facing racist bullying due to UK asylum row, says envoy

Albanian ambassador to UK calls for end to campaign of discrimination' amid debate over small boat arrivals

Albanian children are being subjected to racist bullying in UK schools because of the debate surrounding arrivals by small boats, the country's ambassador in London has said.

Qirjako Qirko spoke out after Albanians were singled out by ministers and sections of the media during the recent rise in the number of his country's citizens travelling across the Channel to claim asylum in the UK.