Interior minister Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce a major shake-up of the United Kingdom's immigration rules in the coming weeks with changes modelled on the Danish system.

The Home Secretary dispatched officials to Denmark 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.

MPs from the governing Labour party in the UK are split on the move.

Some in so-called red wall seats, which are seen as vulnerable to challenge from the Reform UK party, want ministers to go further in the Danish direction.

Others believe the policies will estrange progressive voters.

It comes after a difficult few m

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