Policing Minister Sarah Jones said use of facial recognition technology could be 'the biggest breakthrough since DNA matching' as the Home Office launches a consultation on its use

Police chiefs are set to ramp up use of controversial AI facial recognition cameras.

The Government wants forces in England and Wales to make more use of the technology - which a minister says could be the "biggest breakthrough since DNA matching". But critics warn that police bosses must not be given free rein - claiming there is a "wild west" in the use of AI.

MPs have previously voiced concern about accuracy - particularly affecting Black and minority ethnic groups and women - and claimed the UK is "veering dangerously close to becoming a police state". The Met Police says 1,300 arrests have been made us

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