The opposition to asylum seekers in the town where the infamous British migrant barge is docked is emblematic of broader currents in the West but with a particular set of local grievances. Anchal Vohra reports on this issue. Read by Jonathan Booth.

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The roots of anger at Britain’s migrant barge

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