Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)

Shabana Mahmood is set to announce a shake-up of Britain's immigration rules with reforms modelled on the Danish system, it is understood.

The Home Secretary dispatched officials to the country last month to study its border control and asylum policies, which are seen as some of the toughest in Europe .

Denmark's tighter rules on family reunions and restricting some refugees to a temporary stay are among the policies being looked at.

Ms Mahmood will announce major changes to the UK system later this month, according to the BBC, which first reported the plans.

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 Da

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