Why Labour is going Danish on immigration – podcast

<p>Danish journalist <strong>Nilas Heinskou </strong>and Syrian refugee <strong>Agob Yacoub</strong> discuss Denmark’s harsh immigration and asylum policies – reportedly the inspiration for changes to be announced by the UK government this week</p><p>The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is expected to announce a radical overhaul of the UK’s asylum and immigration system, modelled in part on what Denmark has done over the past decade.</p><p>Since 2019 Denmark’s centre-left government has been trying something new: its normal social democratic manifesto, alongside a series of harsh policies around immigration and asylum – even bulldozing estates deemed to contain too many residents of “non-western” origin.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/nov/17/why-labour-is-going-danish-on-immigration-podcast">Continue reading...</a>