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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