British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday his country’s counter-terrorism plan, saying the United Kingdom is to seize passports from British jihadists and stop them returning from fighting overseas.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday his country’s counter-terrorism plan, saying the United Kingdom is to seize passports from British jihadists and stop them returning from fighting overseas.

Some 500 extremist Britons are estimated to be fighting in Iraq and Syria, both of which are facing a major offensive from the Takfiri militant group ISIL.

"We will shortly be introducing our own new Counter-Terrorism Bill in the UK," Cameron said in a speech to Australia's parliament before travelling to the G20 leaders' summit in Brisbane, adding that there was "no opt-out from dealing with this".

The bill will create "new powers for police at ports to seize passports, to stop suspects travelling and to stop British nationals returning to the UK unless they do so on our terms".

Cameron also noted that his country will land bans on airlines that fail to comply with London's no-fly lists.

There would also be "new rules to prevent airlines that don't comply with our no-fly lists or security screening measures from landing in the UK," he said.
British media reports said the legislation would block individuals from returning from Syria and Iraq to Britain for at least two years unless they comply with strict measures.

These could include being escorted back to Britain and then facing prosecution, bail-style reporting conditions and deradicalization courses.

Border guards and airport police would also be given new powers to seize passports from those they suspect of planning to travel abroad for terrorism, the reports said.

Australia is facing a similar scenario to Britain with at least 73 of its nationals having their passports cancelled to prevent them travelling to Iraq and Syria, as concerns mount that they could return home and commit violence.

At least 71 Australians are currently fighting in the two nations, the government says. At least 15 have been killed -- two of them as suicide bombers -- and Canberra recently passed a law criminalizing travel to terror hotspots without good reason.