Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Shelagh Fogarty reacts to the new Home Office document that warns asylum seekers "not to rape women" in the UK.

0:00 | Shelagh analyses the document
1:46 | Lucy Powell explains why the booklet is 'necessary'
3:16 | Andy Burnham defends the approach
3:25 | Shelagh outlines why it's a 'disastrous mistake'
14:00 | David disagrees with Shelagh's take

The official nine-page document tells migrants that citizens should not make sexual remarks about someone "even if you think it is a compliment", and that women are allowed to "make their own decisions about their lives".

The Home Office advice also says that whistling or making "kissing sounds" is prohibited, and that they must understand that "laws and customs here may be different" from their home countries.

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