Lampedusa: The island at the heart of the migrant crisis

As the eyes of British news crews are trained on migrants crossing the Channel in boats, Lampedusa on Europe’s southern border is seeing far greater numbers of migrants coming from a new country of origin: Tunisia. What brings these families to Italy?

Guest:

Tom Kington, the Times Italy correspondent.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips used: Euronews, Tele Studio 98, TRIS, La Republica, BBC News, Home Office.

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