Will making life harder for asylum seekers reduce racism?

18/11/2025 58 min Episodio 220
Will making life harder for asylum seekers reduce racism?

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Episode Synopsis

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has defended sweeping changes to the UK's asylum system. Refugee status will become temporary, guaranteed housing support for asylum seekers will end and "safe and legal routes" into the UK will be created. Will these policies actually reduce racism and anti-immigrant sentiment, as Mahmood says?And, according to new research, the vast majority of people who earn six figure salaries and have more than £1 million in cash savings do not feel rich. Why is this the case?This episode was recorded on the 18th of November. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.