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Why Is The Government Looking To Denmark For Immigration Inspiration?

The Danish system is seen as one of the toughest in Europe.

鈥嬧赌婽oday, the 麻豆社 announced that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to unveil a major shake-up of the immigration and asylum system modelled on the Danish system, which is seen as one of the toughest in Europe.
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鈥嬧赌婸olitical correspondent Iain Watson joins Laura and Adam in the studio to tell them about his trip to Denmark where he鈥檚 been speaking to the people responsible for, and affected by, those reforms.
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鈥嬧赌婣lso, Laura has interviewed the mother who is taking legal action against the company behind a chat bot which, she says, encouraged her 14 year old son to take his own life. We discuss some of the implications that AI could have for vulnerable people in the future, and how politicians might handle it.
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鈥嬧赌婲ewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg and Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The weekend series producer is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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