UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the Air India crash on Thursday. Starmer said that the images and news of the incident are devastating.

"Well, the images and news from India is absolutely devastating. And I speak for the entire country, saying our thoughts are with each and every one of those involved. There will be British and Indian families across the land who are absolutely impacted by this. Our thoughts, first and foremost, are with them," he said.

Starmer said that the UK has dispatched an investigative team to probe the accident. "Obviously, the investigation is going on. We've dispatched an investigation team that's been deployed. The Foreign Secretary is leading on this. And we'll obviously update as soon as we can," he said.