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Britain's immigration and asylum shake-up

7 mins • S1, E1315

Britain's immigration and asylum shake-up
Catherine Neilan
Staff shortages cripple range of UK industries after Labour’s drastic migration cuts

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Staff shortages cripple range of UK industries after Labour’s drastic migration cuts
How is Shabana Mahmood shaking up the immigration and asylum system?

30 mins • S1, E318

How is Shabana Mahmood shaking up the immigration and asylum system?
Is the UK asylum deal with France working?

6 mins • S1, E1304

Is the UK asylum deal with France working?
Why graduates are struggling to pay off student loans

30 mins • S1, E312

Why graduates are struggling to pay off student loans
Sam Freedman
Spooked by Reform, Labour may have cut net migration too far

Mon 9 Feb 2026

Spooked by Reform, Labour may have cut net migration too far
Orlando Crowcroft
Jersey ex-minister illegally employed migrant workers

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Jersey ex-minister illegally employed migrant workers
Steve Bloomfield
Europe, wake up: this is what mass deportation looks like

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Europe, wake up: this is what mass deportation looks like
Siri Hustvedt
In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE

Sun 1 Feb 2026

In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE
Hugh Tomlinson
Latino fury over ICE raids could see Texas gerrymandering backfire on Trump

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Latino fury over ICE raids could see Texas gerrymandering backfire on Trump
How the Trump administration is lying

34 mins • S1, E307

How the Trump administration is lying
Phoebe Davis
Protesters arrested at East Sussex camp after first of 500 asylum seekers arrive

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Protesters arrested at East Sussex camp after first of 500 asylum seekers arrive
Lily Isaacs
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Pepper spray on the playground as children shelter from ICE raids

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Pepper spray on the playground as children shelter from ICE raids
How ICE is leading America’s war on immigration

7 mins • S1, E1279

How ICE is leading America’s war on immigration
How US immigration agents track people down

34 mins • S1, E304

How US immigration agents track people down
What’s really happening on the ground in Iran

33 mins • S1, E303

What’s really happening on the ground in Iran
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
‘We had whistles. They had guns’

Sun 11 Jan 2026

‘We had whistles. They had guns’
John Simpson
Two-tier citizenship could be ‘weaponised by future government’

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Two-tier citizenship could be ‘weaponised by future government’
Jack Straw
‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’

Sat 3 Jan 2026

‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’
Elif Shafak
‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’

Sat 27 Dec 2025

‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’
2025’s biggest stories of the year

37 mins • S1, E299

2025’s biggest stories of the year
Tom Baldwin
Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe
Becky Pinnington
UK ‘flying blind’ in key policy areas thanks to unreliable official data

Sun 7 Dec 2025

UK ‘flying blind’ in key policy areas thanks to unreliable official data
James Tapper
Trump orders visa rejection for fact checkers and ‘censors’

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Trump orders visa rejection for fact checkers and ‘censors’
James Tapper
Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign
Kenan Malik
Britain’s problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Britain’s problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust
Xavier Greenwood
Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model
Rachel Sylvester
Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus
Kenan Malik
Violent crime is at a low, yet people’s experiences tell a different story

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Violent crime is at a low, yet people’s experiences tell a different story
Innes Bowen
‘We’re not rightwing thugs’: How Epping became the new voice of anti-migrant protests

Tue 4 Nov 2025

‘We’re not rightwing thugs’: How Epping became the new voice of anti-migrant protests
Kenan Malik
‘Privatisation has made a Dad’s Army of the state’

Sun 2 Nov 2025

‘Privatisation has made a Dad’s Army of the state’
James Tapper
Tory deportation policy could lose them loyal voters

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Tory deportation policy could lose them loyal voters
Fred Harter
The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste

Thu 30 Oct 2025

The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste
Catherine Neilan
Tories in turmoil after deportation backlash

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Tories in turmoil after deportation backlash
John Simpson
Missing sex offender asked police how to find train station

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Missing sex offender asked police how to find train station
Kenan Malik
Expelling legal migrants is an Idi Amin move

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Expelling legal migrants is an Idi Amin move
Rachel Sylvester
Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme

Mon 20 Oct 2025

Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme
Barney Macintyre
Trump’s ‘golden visa’ order sends UK firms scrambling for top tech talent

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Trump’s ‘golden visa’ order sends UK firms scrambling for top tech talent

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