Number crunch: why Britons ignore immigrant drop

The British government tightened immigration in response to public demand. Yet that policy damaged both the country and the Labour party. Our correspondent embeds on a US nuclear submarine to find out how China and Russia are vying for dominance in the Pacific. And what anti-ageing products actually work? 

Guests and host:

• Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Ainslie Johnstone, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Immigration, Britain, asylum
• Submarines, Pacific, geopolitics
• Ageing, wrinkles, retinoids, peptides

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