AA: Asylum
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AA: Asylum

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 19, 202640 min

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week from the rest of the United Kingdom. Its residents say this is a protest which is not

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military base near Piddington and people there say, well who asked us? Ministers say every part

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Welcome to Any Answers. A village in Oxfordshire has voted to declare itself independent this week from the rest of the United Kingdom. Its residents say this is a protest which is not a stunt. The government wants to house more than 1,200 male asylum seekers at a former

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military base near Piddington and people there say, well who asked us? Ministers say every part of the country must take its share so where should asylum seekers go? And are we still able to love our neighbour? 03700 100 444. The amount you can earn before paying income tax has been frozen for years. As wages rise more and more people are being pulled over the line into paying

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tax or into a higher band. Now, this week one of the big unions said the freeze should end. With the budget approaching should the personal allowance go up? If you pay, if your pay has crept up but your money isn't stretching, give us a call. 03700 100 444. Power is being handed out of Westminster. Andy Burnham has put devolution at the very centre of his government. In Cornwall,

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