The measures, modelled on Denmark's strict asylum system, were announced late on Saturday (local time) as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under pressure from surging popularity for the anti-immigrant Reform UK party.
Upon arrival at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, he was recieved by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat.
At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer will visit India on 8-9 October 2025. This will be Prime Minister Starmer's first official visit to India.
Newly elected Prime Minister of the UK, Keir Starmer held his first Cabinet meeting on Saturday morning, stressing that the country comes first and the party (Labour Party) second.