Doomed to fail? Labour’s asylum u-turn
The Story29 Okt 2025

Doomed to fail? Labour’s asylum u-turn

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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