Home Office says 58,500 people have been removed since July 2024 election as ministers plan faster deportations and limits on Article 8 claims.
The Home Office announced a £141m policing technology package to expand facial recognition and AI use across England and Wales. It said live facial recognition will be deployed nationally, with the number of LFR vans set to triple, and it will create a new ‘Police.AI’ centre to roll out tools such as transcription, CCTV review and redaction. The department said it will legislate for a clearer legal framework for facial recognition and similar technologies.
Keir Starmer has arrived in Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, the first UK prime ministerial visit to China since 2018. Discussions are expected to cover trade, investment and national security, with a business delegation and planned agreements including a border security pact targeting small-boat engine supply chains and synthetic opioids. The trip has drawn domestic criticism, and reports say the UK team is using burner phones and temporary email addresses.
