Friedrich Merz accused of using ‘dangerous’ rhetoric on immigration

<p>German chancellor rebuffs critics and insists anyone with daughters would agree ‘we have to change something’</p><p>Critics have accused Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, of adopting “dangerous” rhetoric on immigration, after he championed “very large scale” expulsions of people from cities – and claimed that anyone with daughters would agree with him.</p><p>Merz, who took office in May with a pledge to beat back the rise of the far-right <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/alternative-fur-deutschland-afd">Alternative für Deutschland</a> (AfD) party, on Monday chastised a reporter who asked if he wished to revise his hardline remarks on migration from last week in light of widespread criticism, or apologise for them.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/21/friedrich-merz-accused-of-using-dangerous-rhetoric-on-immigration">Continue reading...</a>