UK Blames Albania for Problem It Should Fix Itself, Premier Says
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The UK has failed for years to take seriously the issue of rising asylum-seekers despite repeated entreaties to do so, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said, accusing the British government of trying to create a narrative that blames his country.
British policies have led to this “disgrace,” Rama said on Monday in an interview at his office in the capital Tirana. It’s up to UK politicians “to govern their country,” close loopholes in policies and tackle the criminal groups that exploit them to facilitate migration from the Balkan nation, he added.