The British government has announced plans to tighten its asylum policy and adopt a Danish style migration model. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants to introduce new rules that would halve the current five years refugees are allowed to remain in the country to two and a half years and oblige them to return to their countries of origin as soon as these are deemed safe. Benefits are also to be restricted. What are the motives behind the Labour Party's reform?

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