The proposals would eradicate a threshold, currently set out in the law, which says foreign offenders handed a 12-month jail term or more should face removal.
The Conservative party is proposing legal changes to allow the deportation of all foreign criminals from the UK, regardless of sentence length, and to restrict visa issuance to countries refusing to accept returned citizens, including criminals. They also aim to limit human rights appeals against deportation, prioritizing UK domestic law.
