The full line-up for Sky News’ The Immigration Debate hosted by Trevor Phillips has been announced.
Home Office minister Mike Tapp, Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf, shadow justice minister Kieran Mullan and Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart will take part in the event at 7pm on Wednesday 10 September.
Each participant will set out their party’s position in individual interviews with Trevor, before answering questions from a live audience to ensure perspectives from all sides of the debate are addressed.
Then, from 8pm until 9pm, the special programme will continue, presented by Sarah-Jane Mee, with reaction from deputy political editor Sam Coates, economics and data editor Ed Conway and social affairs correspondent Becky Johnson.
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party, will also be interviewed.
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(L-R) Kieran Mullan, Mike Tapp, Zia Yusuf, and Lisa Smart will take part in the Sky News’ The Immigration Debate hosted by Trevor Phillips
Wednesday’s debate is taking place after a summer of unrest over the issue of asylum hotels has provided Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with one of the toughest tests of his leadership so far.
There has also been a record number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats – with 29,003 having made the journey by 30 August, the most ever for this point in a year.
Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has promised to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers if he wins the next election in 2029 – a plan opponents have criticised as unworkable.
The developments mean immigration was the first thing on the government’s agenda as it kicked off the first week back from recess on Monday.
Sky News’ immigration debate will give you the chance to make your voice heard and listen to both sides about an issue which is dividing communities.
