Inside Denmark’s ‘toughest in Europe’ asylum policy which inspired the UK

Channel 4 News November 12, 2025
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The UK government is due to reveal a major shake up of asylum policy later this month and their inspiration comes from Denmark. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Copenhagen's policy is among the toughest in Europe pushing claims to their lowest in 40 years. Would-be asylum seekers must be in full time employment and pass a Danish language test, while 95% of those who don't meet the criteria get deported. Producer: Beth Tesfaye Camera and Editor: Soren Munk ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/

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