What politicians get wrong about immigration, with Sunder Katwala
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🗓️ 12 December 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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After figures showed record net migration to the UK in 2022, is immigration still a toxic political issue? Freddie Hayward talks to Sunder Katwala, director of the think tank British Future, about how public attitudes to immigration have changed, the impact of Brexit, and why the Conservatives may not get much electoral benefit from discussing the topic.
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| 1:46.0 | to Sunday Catwaller, direct to the Think Tank British future, all about the politics of |
| 1:50.6 | immigration. |
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