The UK is trying to establish offshore hubs to process illegal immigrants who arrived in small boats across the English Channel, Deputy Prime Minister, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed on Thursday. It follows reports that Albania has been approached as a potential destination for offshore processing, although the country’s minister for Europe and foreign affairs, Olta Xhaçka, said on Twitter it was “fake news.” Raab told Times Radio on Thursday that the UK is exploring the route as a deterrent to channel crossings, without mentioning specific countries. “We are looking at international partnerships that can take the processing out of the UK in order to try and reduce the pull factor which means people think they can successfully take advantage of these routes,” Raab said. Speaking to LBC Radio, Raab said the UK has “looked at the Australian experience,” and “been talking with the Danes about this.” “We want to …