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The CapX Podcast: Boats and votes

Alys Denby
12 January 2024
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Parliament is back and so are the Tory factions fighting over the Rwanda scheme. In the first CapX Podcast of 2024, Alys Denby is joined by Research Director at the Centre for Policy Studies Karl Williams to discuss how debates over immigration policy will play out over the next year, and what impact they will have on the upcoming general election.

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Alys Denby is the opinion & features editor at City AM.

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