Is Labour's Small Boats Plan "IN TATTERS"?

Keir Starmer came to power vowing to smash the gangs and stop the boats. He believes in the power of returns agreements to solve the problem - and established the 'one in - one out' system with France. An irregular migrant is returned for each refugee who has gone through the process properly. But, in a moment of low farce and high tragedy, an Iranian man - one of the very first to be sent back to France - turned back up on these shores on a small boat for a second time. So much for a deterrent, it would seem. So is the system broken? And could Labour now be thinking the unthinkable about the cancelled Rwanda plan? Later, Wikipedia is reaching its 25th anniversary. The total sum of human knowledge freely available online - and powered by volunteers. How did such a vast, ambitious and optimistic idea ever come off? We speak to founder Jimmy Wales about tech billionaires, trust and human nature. #labour #labourparty #uk #ukpolitics #rishisunak #keirstarmer #conservatives #reformuk #reform #immigrants #immigration #migrants #migration #rwanda #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #lewisgoodall 00:00 — The Politics of Immigration and Public Anger 05:15 — France, Brexit and the Small Boats Crisis 10:30 — Would the Rwanda Plan Have Worked? 15:45 — Should Labour Have Let Rwanda Run First? 21:00 — A Broken Home Office and Failing Systems 26:15 — Media Narratives vs Reality on Migration 31:30 — Jimmy Wales on Trust, Truth and Wikipedia 36:45 — Prince Andrew, the Royals and What’s Next Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents website: https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/