Albania protests to UK over 'language of hatred' over migrants

FILE PHOTO: British Minister for Immigration Robert Jenrick looks on outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania on Monday handed a note of protest to the British ambassador over comments by immigration minister Robert Jenrick about illegal Albanian immigrants that the foreign ministry said used the "language of hatred".

In the past year there has been a significant increase in the number of Albanians trying to reach Britain in small boats arriving on the south coast.