UK will look into more ‘transactional’ approach to granting visas, says Starmer

Speaking at the G7 summit, the prime minister laid out plans to penalise countries that refuse to take back refused asylum seekers

The UK will look into penalising countries that refuse to take back people who are refused asylum by making visa applications for their nationals harder, Keir Starmer has said at the G7 summit in Canada.

Asked during a media Q&A about ways to reduce the number of people arriving irregularly, the prime minister said it would have a more transactional" approach to granting visas for countries depending on their cooperation with returns.