 Max told us how he fled Liberia and settled in Wales |
In the latest of Breakfast's special General Election series, Declan Curry went to Swansea, to look at the issue of asylum.The city is home to around 600 asylum seekers. But plans to send more to Swansea were put on hold, after the killing of a Kurdish refugee.
The asylum debate was given another twist this morning, the revelation that an Algerian terrorist who's just been convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in Britain was actually a failed asylum seeker.
Kamel Bourgass, who was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in prison, had been attempting to make poisons such as Ricin in a flat above a chemists' shop in North London.
On this morning's programme:
Election issues: Asylum
We heard the story of one asylum seeker who has settled in Swansea. Max, who fled from Liberia, told us how hard it's been since he arrived at Heathrow wearing nothing but a t-shirt and trousers.
The editor of the town's local newspaper, Spencer Feeney, said there's been a fierce debate in its letter pages about asylum and immigration.
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We also brought you news of the launch of the Liberal Democrats' election manifesto, which had been postponed because of the birth of Charles Kennedy's baby
We heard from our video voters panel - and we talked to the party chairman Matthew Taylor.
We discussed the party's platform with journalists Sean O'Grady and Jo Anne Nadler - who have worked for the Lib Dems and Tories respectively
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