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World Service,1 min

'Plastic-Brit'

The Why Factor

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International triple-jumper and British Citizen Yamilé Aldama has been called a ‘plastic-Brit’. Hear her explain what it feels like to be associated with such a label. In this week's The Why Factor, Mike Williams explores what nationality means to us today by attending a British Citizenship ceremony in London. He speaks to the new citizens from all over the world, to find out why they wanted to become British and to discover how that decision has affected their own personal sense of nationality. Photo: FRANCK FIFE/AFP Credit: Getty Images.

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