# Belfast: how asylum turned the UK into a tinderbox

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Podcast: [The spiked podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spiked-podcast-1052435)
Published: 2026-06-12T16:27:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2420

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Brendan O’Neill, Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers on the anti-migrant riots in Belfast, Restore vs Reform, and why Starmer’s social-media crackdown won’t end with teenagers. Donate £40 or more to spiked’s summer appeal and receive a limited-edition ‘10 years of Brexit’ pint glass. Find out more and donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/spiked-summer-appeal/ The spiked summit has now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist, email: supporters@spiked-online.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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