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Drastic changes are coming to Great Britain’s asylum policy, including longer wait times for permanent residency and a forced return to the person’s home country once it is deemed safe.

The shift represents the largest overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times, inspired by Denmark, which has one of the toughest policies in Europe and has been widely scrutinized by rights groups.

Britain’s Labour government has been toughening its stance on immigration, as it seeks to address the surging popularity of the populist Reform U.K. party, which has taken a strict approach to immigration and forced Labour to adopt a tougher position.

The new changes include revoking the statutory duty to provide housing and financial support to certain asy

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