Small town tensions: The asylum crisis in Middle England
Sep 01, 2025•13 min
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Episode description
A few years ago, the number of asylum seekers in the Warwickshire market town of Nuneaton was in single digits. But it has become another community facing anti-migrant unrest.
Our Midlands correspondent Shamaan Freeman-Powell visited Nuneaton, as it's a key battleground for the migrant crisis conversation, visiting the homes where migrants are placed, and witnessing community tensions in the high street.
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Mike Bovill
Our Midlands correspondent Shamaan Freeman-Powell visited Nuneaton, as it's a key battleground for the migrant crisis conversation, visiting the homes where migrants are placed, and witnessing community tensions in the high street.
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Mike Bovill
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