The United Nations refugee agency has endorsed "return hubs" in a boost to potential Government plans to send failed asylum seekers to third countries.Sir Keir Starmer's Government has been seeking to crack down on people-smuggling across the Channel and there have been reports that they could seek to send failed asylum seekers to overseas hubs in the Balkans.

The United Nations refugee agency has endorsed "return hubs" in a boost to potential Government plans to send failed asylum seekers to third countries.Sir Keir Starmer's Government has been seeking to crack down on people-smuggling across the Channel and there have been reports that they could seek to send failed asylum seekers to overseas hubs in the Balkans.