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‘Reminder we are all humans’: Glastonbury’s Terminal 1 shows dark side of arriving in UK
Installation shows experiences of immigration for many as politicians try to exploit issue in run-up to election
This is the welcome visitors receive at Terminal 1, a new area at this year’s Glastonbury festival ran by artists who are all migrants and which gives attenders a taste of what it feels like to sample British border “hospitality”. Emblazoned with the old sign from Heathrow’s Terminal 1, the new area had a long line outside it on Saturday morning as dozens of festival-goers waited their turn to be grilled. The topic has been one of the overarching themes of the upcoming general election, whether it was Rishi Sunak’s pledge to “stop the boats”, Keir Starmer and Labour’s plan to establish a “command centre” to deter those trying to enter across the British Channel or Reform’s promise of “net zero migration”.
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