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Sir Salman Rushdie: Migration politics 'pushing people to right wing'
Sir Salman Rushdie says the issue of economic migration has now become a major political force, which is 鈥減ushing people towards the right wing鈥.
Speaking to presenter Martha Kearney on stage at Hay festival, the author said that the shift was 鈥渁 danger, not just for the UK, but the whole of Europe鈥.
(Image: Sir Salman Rushdie, Credit: AP)
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