Britain wants Kosovo to take migrants who arrive in Britain in small boats under a return hub' deal.
The tiny country of 1.6million people, which only declared independence from Serbia 17 years ago, heads a shortlist of nine countries that ministers want to take failed asylum seekers.
Sir Keir Starmer is currently looking for allies who might take those who cross the Channel as he seeks a way to reduce the numbers making the perilous journey.
He is under mounting pressure after the total number of arrivals by small boats in 2025 hit 13,573, 37 per cent higher than at the same point last year.
One of the PM's first acts after taking power was to ditch the Tories' Rwanda migrant deportation scheme.
