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	Podcast:		The World This Week
	Episode:		UK Rwanda plan, Portuguese slavery, Musk vs Brazil and Australia
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:43:54
	Publish Date:		2024-04-26 19:27:34
	Description:		It’s been a week where the midnight oil was burnt in Britain at a late night session of the House of Lords where the controversial Rwanda bill was finally passed - two years since it was proposed. PM Rishi Sunak says the plan to fly migrants to Africa will be the solution to, what’s become his mantra, “stop the boats” It’s been a week that’s seen Portugal’s President make an unexpected political comment .. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa says his country should pay the costs of it's historical involvement in slavery and colonialism. A rare instance of an EU leader backing the need for reparations… but it’s not universally popular .. It’s been a week where the world’s third richest man Elon Musk locked horns with the Australian and Brazilian governments. The social media boss was called an arrogant billionaire for refusing to remove violent content and hate speech. He claims free speech is under attack. Produced by Gavin Lee, Luis Miguel Cabrera, Guillaume Gougeon and Juliette Brown.
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