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Doomed to fail? Labour’s asylum u-turn

29 min29 oktober 2025

The government has announced plans to move migrants out of hotels and into accommodation on military barracks. The same plan Labour opposed when put forward by the Conservatives in 2023. What’s behind the move and could it work? 


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Guest: Matt Dathan, home affairs editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Micaela Arneson. 

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Clips: Parliament, BBC, Times Radio, ITV, Getty Images. 

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