Home Secretary Priti Patel has claimed that'contactless corridors' at UK airports will let British citizens skip passport queues and breeze through border controls in just two years' time. It is thought the corridors will use concealed cameras to scan people's faces as they walk through, and compare them with a digital database of details that all visitors will have to submit before travelling – possibly via an app. If a match is found, they will be cleared for entry into the UK without having to stop or scan their passport, while those that don't match will be redirected back to customs. The UK government will be trialling the corridors at airports in 2024, prior to a full rollout planned for 2025. The new automated border screening system would replace having to go through an eGate or speaking to a Border Force officer.