Eddie Rama: Condemns UK Government for Discrimination Against Albanians – ‘It’s Convenient Rhetoric’

The prime minister of Albania Eddie Rama condemned London today for comments it deemed discriminatory against Albanians, following the statements British officials who accused Albanian nationals of illegal immigration to Britain.

Crossing the English Channel in small boats from Immigrants is a problem for British officials, while with Brexit theoretically there would be better control of the country’s borders.

According to official statistics, Albanians now represent the majority of those making the crossing.

In a row tweetsRama emphasized that theBritish officials actively participate in “discrimination” against Albanians.

“The targeting of Albanians (as some shamelessly did when campaigning for Brexit) as the cause of border and crime problems in the UK is one convenient rhetoric who ignores the facts,” the Albanian prime minister wrote on Twitter.

“Albanians in the UK work hard and pay their taxes. The UK should fight criminal gangs of all nationalities and stop discriminating against Albanians to justify political failures,” he added.

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under fire for describing the arrival of asylum seekers as an invasion, with politicians across the political spectrum warning of the danger of using such inflammatory language.

During a debate in Parliament, Braverman referred to this issue yesterday, talking about “invasion» in England by immigrants, making special reference to Albanian asylum seekers.

It was recently reported that 12,000 Albanians arrived in the UK by crossing the English Channel during the year, compared to just 50 in 2020.

The UK is experiencing a record number of small boat crossings across the Channel, almost 40,000 since the start of the year. The government expects the number to reach 50,000 by the end of the year.

Albanian gangs are thought to be leading the smuggling of migrants into Britain.