The Democratic Party later decided to impeach President Yoon - a decision that was unanimously upheld by South Korea's Constitutional Court on 4 April, 2025.
The UK has backed Morocco's plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men's football World Cup.For decades British governments have refused to take sides over who should control Western Sahara, which is considered a "non-self-governing territory" by the UN.
But UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced the UK now supports a plan that would give Western Sahara autonomy but Morocco ultimate sovereignty.On a visit to Moroccan capital Rabat, Lammy said Morocco's autonomy proposal was "the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting resolution of the dispute".Lammy also signed an agreement to boost collaboration between the two countries on critical infrastructure projects for the World Cup, which Morocco is hosting alongside Spain and Portugal in five years' time.
The deal would allow "British businesses to score big on football's biggest stage", Lammy said.Algeria, which backs the Western Saharan independence movement, said it "regrets" Lammy's announcement.
Algeria said Morocco's autonomy plan was now 18 years old and had never been submitted to the Sahrawis as a basis for negotiation.
Western Sahara is a mineral-rich former Spanish colony that has been fought over for five decades in what is one of Africa's longest frozen conflicts.The government has also promised to "increase returns" of people with no legal right to be in the UK. It said it would set up a new returns and enforcement unit with 1,000 extra staff.
Between July 2024 (when Labour came to power) and May 2025,This is up 12% compared with the same period 12 months ago.
So the government is meeting this pledge but it is worth noting that just 7,893 people were forcibly removed - which could involve being escorted on a plane by an immigration official.The figures also show 8,511 failed asylum seekers were returned in this period but they do not say how many were enforced or voluntary.