Home Office U-turn over deportation of Albanian asylum seekers

Letter undermines Priti Patel's claim that Albanians arriving with spurious' claims could be removed quickly

The Home Office has conceded that it does not have the right to fast-track the deportation of Albanian asylum seekers after their arrival in the UK, in an abrupt policy U-turn.

Priti Patel, the former home secretary, signed a deal with the Albanian government in August to return those who arrive illegally. She claimed it meant the UK could quickly return asylum seekers who arrived in the UK and made spurious" claims.