8 November 06:52
International
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Mahmood, the British minister, is expected to announce stricter rules for family reunification, although he will not go as far as Denmark. Rasmus Stoklund, a Danish official, emphasizes that the strict regulations are meant to protect the nature of Danish society, which has a much smaller population than that of the United Kingdom. He states that Denmark wants immigrants to contribute positively to society, and those who do not do so are not welcome. There is also discussion about the difficulties of deporting foreign criminals, a common problem both in Denmark and in the United Kingdom, in the context of the European Convention on Human Rights. Mahmood is interested in collaborating with his Danish counterpart to address these challenges, and Labour ministers in the UK are looking to glean political and practical lessons from Denmark's experience.