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Will the UK Government’s latest asylum system reforms work? | BBC Newscast

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The home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced sweeping changes to the UK’s asylum policy, including plans to return asylum seekers to their home country if it is deemed safe.

Under the new plans, most people will have to wait 20 years to apply for settled status, and the deportation process will be sped up for failed cases, including for families with children. The reforms have received tentative support from the opposition but will likely face resistance closer to home, with a number of Labour MPs publicly criticising them.

Adam and Chris break down the politics and director of the Migration Observatory Madeleine Sumption joins Adam to dive deep into the white paper.

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What’s stopping the US and Iran from making a deal? | Global News Podcast

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The details of the next phase of talks between the US and Iran remain unclear. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says it has “no …

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Boko Haram: Chibok girls explained in 90 seconds – BBC News

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One year on from 279 schoolgirls being kidnapped in northern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants, BBC News looks back at efforts to free them.

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Donald Trump says US plans fresh talks with Iran from Monday | BBC News

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Donald Trump has said the US plans fresh talks with Iran from Monday, has and threatened to hit infrastructure if a deal is not agreed.

Shots fired at vessels in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday are a violation of the ceasefire agreement, the US president said, while Iran has also accused the US of breaching the truce agreement with its naval blockade.

Ships have again come to a standstill around the strait after Iran resumed its blockade yesterday.

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Hungarians vote in big numbers on whether to end OrbĂĄn rule and elect rival | BBC News

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Hungarians are going to the polls in large numbers, in a vote that could bring down Prime Minister Viktor OrbĂĄn after 16 years.

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Iran yet to decide on sending delegation to Islamabad for US talks, official says | BBC News

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Iran remains undecided on sending a delegation to travel to Pakistan for a new round of talks with the US, a foreign ministry …

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