Will The UK-France Migrant Deal Cut Through?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The government's 'one-in, one-out' migrant deal with France is coming into force - but can the public be persuaded by technocratic solutions? And should Neil Kinnock stop advising Rachel Reeves to raise taxes?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Times columnists James Marriott and Libby Purves.

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1:07.1	Hello, I'm Hugo Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day,
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