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The far-right party spreading ‘sensible nationalism’

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The Times

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41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Protests in Epping outside an asylum hotel spread across the country last weekend, at times turning violent. Where is this heading? And how much of these protests are being organised by the far-right party Homeland?


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Guest: Tom Ball, Reporter, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones. 

Producer: Edith Rousselot.

Read more: Homeland: the far-right party helping to organise Epping protests

Clips: Forbes Breaking News, GB News, The Homeland Party via Youtube, Sky News. 

Photo: Getty Images.

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From The Times and the Sunday Times,

0:52.0

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0:53.6

I'm Luke Jones.

1:00.2

After a five-day visit to the UK, which mixed, geopolitics and a bit of golf,

1:05.9

Donald Trump had some domestic advice for Kirstama.

1:09.0

You know, politics is pretty simple. It's low taxes, keep us safe, keep us out of wars, no crime, stop the crime.

1:17.6

And in your case, a big immigration component.

1:21.6

I think the one that's toughest and most competent on immigration is going to win the election.

1:29.7

That election might be four years away or so, but the issue is looming bigger and bigger for Starma.

1:37.3

Reform are ahead in the polls and have been for months.

1:40.5

Migrant arrivals and small boats over the channel are on the rise and have been for months.

1:45.8

And over the past few weeks, there's again been angry protests

1:48.7

around some of the places those migrants have been held.

1:54.9

This time, a hotel in Epping.

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