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Radio 4,07 Sep 2026,45 mins
Government condemns disorder at Portsmouth anti-migrant protest
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A Home Office minister has condemned Sunday night's disorder in Portsmouth, accusing groups behind it of promoting “racism and thuggery�. Sarah Jones MP said "those who cross the line from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law". Also on the programme: The government is expected to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank - we hear the verdict of a former foreign secretary. After a big election win, can Germany's far-right AFD do a deal with members of the ruling CDU to form a government in the state of Saxony-Anhalt? And we speak to the MP who wants to ban the development of AI superintelligence in the UK.
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