Britain could cut visas from countries that don't accept migrant returns


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  • Monday, 08 Sep 2025

British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood waits to welcome other attendees of the "Five Eyes" security alliance summit, for talks on people smuggling and child sexual abuse, in London, Britain, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it could cut the number of visas granted to countries that do not accept the return of migrants with no right to remain, after talks with allies including the United States on how to assert more control over borders.

Britain's new interior minister Shabana Mahmood said counterparts from the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand - a decades-old intelligence-sharing partnership collectively known as Five Eyes - agreed to the principles at a meeting in London.

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