{"id":295252,"date":"2025-11-12T21:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-denmarks-toughest-in-europe-asylum-policy-which-inspired-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:05:02","slug":"inside-denmarks-toughest-in-europe-asylum-policy-which-inspired-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-denmarks-toughest-in-europe-asylum-policy-which-inspired-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Denmark\u2019s \u2018toughest in Europe\u2019 asylum policy which inspired the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1EGYMnZmzbM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Denmark\u2019s \u2018toughest in Europe\u2019 asylum policy which inspired the UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1EGYMnZmzbM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK government is due to reveal a major shake up of asylum policy later this month and their inspiration comes from Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen&#8217;s policy is among the toughest in Europe pushing claims to their lowest in 40 years. <\/p>\n<p>Would-be asylum seekers must be in full time employment and pass a Danish language test, while 95% of those who don&#8217;t meet the criteria get deported. <\/p>\n<p>Producer: Beth Tesfaye<br \/>\nCamera and Editor: Soren Munk<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government is due to reveal a major shake up of asylum policy later this month and their inspiration comes from Denmark. 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