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May 2024
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Cameron vs. Sunak and the row over forei...

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David Cameron has accused Rishi Sunak of hurting Britain’s soft power and putting universities at financial risk with his threat to curb the visa rights of international students.

Rishi is desperate to see immigration numbers come down. But what will be the knock on effect of these curbs on our own students?

Later, an interview with Ukrainian and Arsenal footballer Zinchenko - and why is Lee Anderson sounding one mushroom

Short of a full English ?

Editor: Tom Hughes

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

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