Overview
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood sent senior officials to Copenhagen in October to study Denmark’s border, asylum and family-reunion policies.
- Options under review include tighter family-reunion thresholds, broader use of temporary protection, longer waits before settlement, and quicker removals.
- Mahmood is preparing to unveil the reforms later in November to reduce perceived pull factors and deter unauthorised crossings, according to UK media citing BBC and PA.
- Labour MPs are split, with Red Wall figures urging tougher action and left-wing MPs warning the Danish approach is a dangerous or far-right path.
- Official figures show 621 arrivals on Thursday and 648 on Friday, taking the 2025 total to about 38,223, reinforcing the push for policy change.