Britain’s migrant crime scandal exposed

Public anger over crime linked to asylum hotels is boiling over, with protests this summer from Essex to Scotland.In light of the rape of a schoolgirl by two Afghan asylum seekers in Leamington Spa, Camilla and Tim ask what’s really driving this surge in migrant crime, and whether Britain’s broken asylum system is now fuelling a security crisis.Plus, senior reporter Steve Bird has the inside story from the lawless migrant camps in Calais and Dunkirk: how ruthless people-smuggling gangs are coercing vulnerable female migrants into sexual exploitation, and recruiting others as drug mules.Read: People smugglers demand sex for Channel crossingsChannel migrants smuggling heroin for gangsWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: David LeveneExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Producers: Will WaltersStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: Nada AggourEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.