Tag: Immigration
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Corbyn vows to defy voters on immigration
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will not reduce immigration to Britain. In this he is like many economists who say migration is good for us. Voters disagree. Who has the stronger case?
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New York bomb attack exposes Western nerves
Nobody was killed. All the injured were released from hospital. Yet the shock waves from Saturday night’s explosion in Manhattan continue to divide opinion and dominate the news cycle. Why?
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London’s ‘hell of confusion and torment’
This weekend millions will celebrate the stunning new city that rose from the ashes of the great fire of London. But should we also recall just how little London has changed in 350 years?
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Britain pledges to seek ‘unique’ deal with EU
The UK government has begun making plans for the complex process of leaving the EU. Was June’s referendum result an instruction for fast, radical change, or should ministers be cautious?
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Burkini bans on Riviera test French secularism
The mayor of Cannes has banned a garment worn by some Muslim women from the town’s beaches. France is fiercely proud of its secular values, so should politicians use the law to enforce them?
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Meet the refugees carrying the Olympic flame
As children Yolande Mabika and Popole Misenga fled the deadliest war in Africa’s history. Today they compete for Olympic medals as part of the Games’ first ever Refugee Team.
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Bastille Day horror: France bitterly divided
The recent Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan terrorist attacks in France both united the country. The massacre in Nice has done the opposite this weekend. Politics has rarely been more rancorous. Why?
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‘I hope my footage helps people understand’
The BBC’s Exodus puts Europe’s refugee crisis into extreme focus. Shot on cameraphones by the refugees themselves, it shows every stage of their...
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May ‘coronation’ sparks snap election call
Tomorrow, Theresa May will become Britain’s 76th prime minister – on the back of only 199 votes. Some argue that she cannot govern before winning a general election. Are they right?
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Regret stalks Britain as reality bites
The vote to leave the EU has thrown the UK’s economy, politics and the state of its union into chaos. Now roughly three million people want a second referendum. Is it just a pipe dream?
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Great upheaval: a new political era is born
The Conservative Party has been torn apart by the UK EU referendum campaign. Labour is similarly divided. Is the old fight between left and right now making way for a new political reality?
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Taking control: Britain’s battle over borders
Immigration is one of the key issues for voters in the EU referendum. With less than a week to go, much of the debate comes down to one simple question: who should make the decisions?
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Panic as ‘Project Fear’ proves a turn-off
As polling for the EU vote sharply veers towards Brexit, the Remain camp blames negative politics. Cameron is taking a back seat and wheeling on Labour heavyweights to try to turn the tables.
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The new EU poster which is ‘dividing society’
With four weeks to go until the EU vote, thoughts have turned to the controversial issue of immigration — and Leave campaigners are furious at a provocative poster about ethnic minorities.
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Austria votes: the centre cannot hold
As the last votes were counted yesterday it became clear that Austria had nearly elected Europe’s first far-right head of state. Throughout the continent, political extremism is on the rise…