Locked in a battle to fend off Nigel Farage and show voters it takes border security seriously, Labour is looking overseas.

Ministers are seriously considering importing Denmark’s ‘zero refugees’ model, after hotel protests dominated the migrant debate over the summer.

The government has been watching the Scandinavian nation, where around 95 per cent of asylum seekers are turned away, with keen interest.

To be able to settle in Denmark, all migrants must be in full-time employment.

Those few that are accepted are granted a revocable temporary visa, on the proviso they can be returned to their home nation if it is later deemed safe enough. Sir Keir Starmer has frequently stood alongside his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, with both leaders having agreed on strong support for Ukrai

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