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We must protect our borders to defend our democracies – and that means the ECHR must change | Keir Starmer and Mette Frederiksen

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win

Keir Starmer is the British prime minister. Mette Frederiksen is prime minister of Denmark

When trust in government to confront the challenges of today falters, our sense of shared belonging can begin to crack. As the prime ministers of two great European nations, we will not let this happen.

How we deal with irregular migration is at the heart of this, and we know that the response must match the scale of the challenge.

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We must protect our borders to defend our democracies – and that means the ECHR must change | Keir Starmer and Mette Frederiksen

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win

Keir Starmer is the British prime minister. Mette Frederiksen is prime minister of Denmark

When trust in government to confront the challenges of today falters, our sense of shared belonging can begin to crack. As the prime ministers of two great European nations, we will not let this happen.

How we deal with irregular migration is at the heart of this, and we know that the response must match the scale of the challenge.

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We must protect our borders to defend our democracies – and that means the ECHR must change | Keir Starmer and Mette Frederiksen

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win

Keir Starmer is the British prime minister. Mette Frederiksen is prime minister of Denmark

When trust in government to confront the challenges of today falters, our sense of shared belonging can begin to crack. As the prime ministers of two great European nations, we will not let this happen.

How we deal with irregular migration is at the heart of this, and we know that the response must match the scale of the challenge.