内容摘要：By comparison around one in 50 were dropped across England and Wales.

By comparison around one in 50 were dropped across England and Wales.

Frederiksen's critics see her 'rightwards swing' as a cynical ploy to get into, and then stay in, power. She insists her party's convictions are sincere. Whatever the case, it worked in winning votes.Federiksen has been Denmark's prime minister since 2019, and in last year's election to the European Parliament, the populist nationalist Danish People's Party scrambled to hold on to a single seat.

The political labels of old are blurring. It's not just Denmark. Across Europe, parties of the centre - right and left - are increasingly using language traditionally associated with the "far right" when it comes to migration to claw back, or hold on to votes.Sir Keir Starmer recently came under fire when, during a speech on immigration, he spoke of the danger of his country becoming 'an island of strangers'.At the same time in Europe, right-wing parties are adopting social policies traditionally linked to the left to broaden their appeal.

In the UK, the leader of the anti-migration, opposition Reform Party Nigel Farage has been under attack for generous shadow budget proposals that critics say don't add up.In France, centrist Emmanuel Macron has sounded increasingly hardline on immigration in recent years, while his political nemesis the National Rally Party leader Marine Le Pen has been heavily mixing social welfare policies into her nationalist agenda to attract more mainstream voters.

But can Danish - and in particular, Danish Social Democrat - tough immigration policies be deemed a success?

The answer depends on which criteria you use to judge them.Badenoch said the Chancellor was "rushing her plans because she just realised when winter is".

If the government waits until the Budget to announce the changes, it would be just before payments are typically made.Eligible pensioners receive payments automatically in November or December. Under the short-lived current system, people are required to claim pension credit - which is a top-up to the state pension for those on low incomes.

Households with a person under 80 receive £200 a year, while homes with a person over 80 receive £300.In response to growing questions over the changes, Downing Street said it would provide "clarity" on how it would expand payments "as soon as we can".