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World at One

World at One

How migrants pretend to be gay to win asylum

15 April 2026

45 minutes

Available for 29 days

Undercover investigation reveals advice to beat the asylum system by posing as gay in order to remain in the UK. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says his foundation has been 'overwhelmed' with false requests and outlines the vetting process it uses to check if migrants are LGBTQ. Plus, should patient feedback be used to decide how much money parts of the NHS get? And the Welsh National Opera's bosses on why Timothee Chalamet had a point when he criticised the art form.