If this goes on much longer, I really think the great moderate mass of the British public will finally explode with irritation. This is not meant to be communist Albania. This is not Ceausescu's Romania.
Officials are understood to be pessimistic about the prospect of making a significant impact on migrant crossing numbers this year, with measures not expected to start paying off until 2026.
After Albania ruled out accepting rejected immigrants to the UK, the leaders of Kosovo and North Macedonia in the Western Balkans say they have not been approached about it - but would be open to discussions.