Britain's home secretary Shabana Mahmood at the Western Balkans Summit at Lancaster House in London. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/ PA Wire
Britain’s home secretary Shabana Mahmood has admitted that the UK and other countries have lost control of their borders, ahead of a meeting with Balkan countries intended to tackle a flow of illegal migrants into Europe.
Ms Mahmood also warned that unless western politicians got a grip on their borders, public trust in the state would be weakened.
“The citizens of each of our countries have a very simple expectati
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