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Apr 2023
29m 5s

Where did all the Poles go?

THE TIMES
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Twenty years since their country signed up to join the EU, people from Poland are returning home in the thousands. But why are so many leaving? What does it mean for the UK? And could Brits looking for a better life soon follow them too?

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Guest: Matthew Campbell, Foreign Features Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: 5 News, The Independent, DW News, Financial Times, Sky News, AP Archive.



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