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Will Labour's asylum shake-up spark another revolt?

Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart talk to a Labour MP about Shabana Mahmood's plans to make sweeping changes to the UK asylum system.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (pictured) wants to make sweeping changes to the UK's asylum system.

Labour MP Chris Murray, a former chair of The Refugee Survival Trust, tells us why the reforms – controversial among many in his party – are justified.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode was hosted by Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart.

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