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Britain's embrace of Vietnam's 'boat people' is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Refugee Week

Britain's embrace of Vietnam's 'boat people' is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on

Vietnamese filmmaker and author Chi Thai recalls the journey that brought her to the UK
We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
Paul McNamee

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

Foreign workers at 'increasing risk of exploitation' as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Prime minister Keir Starmer dressed in hi-vis jacket and hard hat
Migration

Foreign workers at 'increasing risk of exploitation' as UK sees sharp fall in work visas

Labour's new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners 'appalled and disappointed'
Immigration

Labour's new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners 'appalled and disappointed'

'Remember these are human beings': This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
Immigration

'Remember these are human beings': This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean

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