Tory MPs’ plan for immediate return of Albanian asylum seekers ‘unworkable’
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from on (#668WM)
Refugee groups says proposal would breach UN convention and put vulnerable people at risk
Refugee charities have condemned as unworkable a plan put to Rishi Sunak by more than 50 Conservative MPs, arguing that asylum seekers from Albania should be summarily returned, as should those who say they have been trafficked.
The MPs, led by the former cabinet minister David Davis, say this would reduce asylum backlogs and provide a deterrent to migrants. But refugee groups said the idea would breach the UN refugee convention, put vulnerable people at risk, and would almost certainly be challenged in court.
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