BRITAIN should take inspiration from Denmark’s forced eviction of migrants who refuse to integrate, Kemi Badenoch suggested yesterday.
The Tory leader praised the Scandinavian state’s “ghetto laws”, which force foreigners to move out of their social homes when an area starts to comprise more than 50 per cent non-Western residents.
Migrants are then relocated to ensure that “parallel societies” do not spring up across the country.
The policy has been hailed by Danes for controlling the spread of Islamism, forcing migrants to learn English and integrate with the local community.
In London Ms Badenoch told The Sun she had “looked at” ghetto laws and admired the approach from Denmark’s left-wing government, which has reduced net migration to zero.
She said: “I think integration is not enough.
“I say assimilate, I think assimilation should be the target, and if people don’t assimilate, then they integrate.
“But we’ve had so many people, such high numbers, people from lots of different places, which is not what immigration used to look like, and I think we need to move from passive to active integration.”
The Tory leader added: “We need to do what works for the UK, it’s not exactly the same situation as Denmark, we have a much bigger population, and so many other things that would require adjustments, but (I agree) with that sort of thing, yes.”
Immigration minister Kaare Dybvad Bek insisted: “If you want to be a party of the working class and middle class, you have to ensure that migration has a manageable level.”
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s party came to power in Denmark in 2019 vowing a clampdown on immigration.
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