Belfast riots: How our broken asylum system continues to fuel unrest

Tom and Robert are joined by Northern Ireland Reporter Stewart Robson following a night of violence and unrest in Belfast after Monday’s stabbing attack.

Stewart shares what he witnessed on the ground, describing a “real determination from some people to make it as dangerous as possible”, and outlines the latest developments in the case – as the politicans, police and the victim’s family call for calm”.

Tom and Robert unpack how the economic reality is fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment, discuss why successive Governments have struggled to control immigration, and look at whether opposing parties and their plans to fix the problems have any hope of success.

00:00 Intro
01:42 Man in court over knife attack
04:10 Victim’s condition
05:47 How violent protests unfolded
08:56 Immigration concerns across Northern Ireland’s communities
13:30 Rules on asylum seeker travel
15:53 Why politicians find tackling illegal immigration so hard
20:04 What is behind people’s immigration concerns
23:53 Trump’s action on immigration
26:44 Has Brexit caused more illegal immigration?
28:57 Robert boils down what needs to be done
29:40 The economy issue underlying everything

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11 comments
  1. This is abhorrent, unnecessary violence by some protesters in Belfast. Was the violence because the many other protests, about mass immigration in Ireland, were not taken seriously?

  2. We don't have the right to bare arms with good reason. The flip side of it is that its the states job to provide security for its people. So when the people don't feel protected, this is what you get. The state needs to take a look at itself first for being negligent of its duty.

  3. WE have entered a state of chaos .brought about by an ideology by those who are prepared to sacrifice everything this country once stood for ..democracy …….equal rights of justice ……everything that was created to protect and work for the benefit of this country and the citizens of this country has been undermined in a way that we no longer identify as a world example to others …….what this government and those who sit in seats of power in our systems have been corrupted for self gain and to serve those who dictate the changes which have eroded the very foundations ……..and for what ..self status and greed and now we face a threat of the unknown that have been allowed to enter our life just as other countries now face .but all do not know what is coming down the road as those people who instigated this treason against our country ..security… and safety…. still remain in power and though they see the people are waking up and showing unrest those same people will try everything to continue ……. the clock is ticking and the danger is on our doorstep……

    WE have to find a way to stop this radical change they want to impose on us ..but it has to happen quickly if we as a country are to survive these acts of treason by the traitors ………

  4. Glad to get some clear facts today! That was a disgrace last night and it started ok until it's just sparked into madness 😠

  5. Why is an ITN presenter asking another ITN presenter for his opinion on current affairs? Why not interview people in the street? Why not interview a bloke who was on Jeremy Kyle on Talk TV who said no immigrant families were threatened (which has been alleged)? Why not interview someone who will take a completely different view from your own staff, so as to try to understand why people are sick of the current open-borders policy?

  6. it happened because, despite everyone's warnings that third world countries were extremely dangerous, the politicians decided that their WEF bribes were more important than the safety of the local population. strange how that works… 🫴💶💶💶🤝

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