British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he¡¯s looking to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni for lessons on tackling what is known as irregular migration, as Britain¡¯s leader grapples with an issue fueling a rise in Western democracies of right-wing parties that are not natural allies of his Labour government.
Speaking after their meeting and working lunch in Rome on Monday, Starmer signaled he¡¯s watching how Italy¡¯s plan to process asylum applications offshore in Albania pans out, and that he¡¯s also interested in measures Meloni has taken in migrants¡¯ countries of origin to cut arrivals in Italy ¡°quite significantly.¡±
He repeatedly referred to his apparent willingness to listen to overseas right-wing politicians on immigration as ¡°pragmatism¡± as he looks for ways to stem the flow of migrants across the English Channel.
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