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There are 210 hotels housing 32,345 asylum seekers across the UK. In July, protests spread through Diss, Norwich, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Leeds, London’s Canary Wharf and Epping in Essex.
Keir Starmer has warned of a second summer of riots. Meanwhile, NHS doctors are striking and the UK economy continues to struggle.
Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Anoosh Chakelian and George Eaton to discuss the UK’s summer of discontent.
📚 READ: One year on, tensions still circle Britain's asylum seeker hotels - Anoosh Chakelian
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