Denmark’s tighter rules on family reunions and restricting some refugees to a temporary stay are among the policies being looked at. Shabana Mahmood wants deterrents in place to stop people seeking to enter the UK through unauthorised routes (Stefan Rousseau/PA)Labour MPs are split on the move. Some in so-called red wall seats, which are seen as vulnerable to challenge from Reform UK, want ministers to go further in the Danish direction. Stoke-on-Trent Central Labour MP Gareth Snell told BBC Radio 4 that any change bringing “fairness” to an asylum system that his constituents “don’t trust” is “worth exploring”. “We expect people who come here to participate and contribute positively, and if they don’t they aren’t welcome.”

Source: The Times November 08, 2025 21:43 UTC