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The Wrap With Anna Botting
Thursday 20 August 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 3 stories · 12 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (97%)
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The programme opened with the expected return of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to the UK, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham describing their security arrangements as a private matter. The report noted that publicly funded security is decided by a Home Office committee, and that Harry had previously taken legal action over protection levels. Polling discussed on the show showed low net favourability ratings for the couple, though they were more popular among younger people, and a YouGov poll indicated a third of the public opposed their return. The King was said to have learned of the move on Sunday and was pleased to see more of his grandchildren, but changing their non-working royal status was a non-starter.
Next, the programme covered government guidance for asylum seekers on UK laws regarding sex and consent, which the Prime Minister defended as making legal and societal norms explicit. The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, said anyone needing the leaflet did not belong in Britain, and Reform's Richard Tice called it a disgrace. The report showed the nine-page document, translated into 16 languages, including statements that sex without consent is rape and that the legal age of consent is 16. Panellists discussed the leaflet's potential value for vulnerable women and the risk of reinforcing public concerns about immigration.
Finally, the programme reported on government plans to increase fines for illegal waste dumping from £300 to £5,000, and to clear three large waste sites in Kent, Surrey, and West Yorkshire. The Prime Minister said the approach would involve the National Crime Agency and increased penalties, but a local councillor in Nottinghamshire expressed disappointment that a site with 55,000 tonnes of waste was not among those to be cleared immediately. A legal expert questioned whether the announced powers were genuinely new, and panellists debated whether the measures would deter organised criminal gangs or were mainly a symbolic response to visible public anger.
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- 2:52
Contested quote Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
This is a private matter. It's a matter for Harry and for Meghan, and we wish them well in the move that they're making. But it's not a private matter for Harry and Meghan. Publicly funded security is decided by a committee working under the Home Office. It assesses threats and high profile people. That's why Taylor Swift had police protection here last year.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 2:52-2:55
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Contested quote Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
past can very much paralyse the future. Whether the public agree is another matter. Their ratings in the royal popularity polls remain low. This homecoming is a risk for the Sussexes and potentially the wider royal family. Laura Bundock, Sky News. Let's get the views of Rachel and Luke on this. You've literally got your finger on the polls, pun intended.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 5:19-5:26
- 13:02 Story begins Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
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Charged quote Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
a government document that makes the UK's rules on sex and consent explicitly clear to asylum seekers. That's after a former UK described the leaflet as a scandal and the contemplative said that anyone needing the information doesn't belong in Britain. As a government, we have a very clear principle.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 13:13-13:15
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
The prime minister defended the guidance, saying anyone who breaks UK law will be removed from the country.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 13:19-13:26
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Charged quote Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
and what the societal norms of the UK are and that's why this approach is being taken. Well, the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, took to social media earlier on to say anyone needing this leaflet does not belong in Britain. I've been warning for a long time that not all cultures are equal. Britain can be proudly multi-ethnic,
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 14:00-14:03
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
Kemi Badenoch said that anyone who needs the leaflet does not belong in Britain.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 14:00-14:03
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
Kemi Badenoch said that anyone who needs the leaflet does not belong in Britain.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 14:00-14:03
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
The document states that sex without consent is rape and a serious crime in the UK.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 15:37-15:40
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
The booklet was translated into 16 languages.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 15:54-15:57
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Contested quote Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
You'd think so. What do you make of this, Rachel? I mean, is it stating the bleeding obvious or is there a point to it? I think it is both stating the bleeding obvious and there is a point to it. And in fact, sadly, you know, Kemi Badenoch can say anyone who needs this doesn't belong in the UK. I have had direct experience of people
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 16:16-16:20
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
The booklet contains a page stating that seeking help or reporting a crime will not affect an asylum claim.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 17:56-18:00
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Contested quote Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
well, look, we told them not to do it. Yeah, look, I mean, Rachel, I entirely agree with you. Everyone in the country, regardless of background, should know the stuff which is contained in those posters, in that booklet. I think the challenge from a public confidence perspective is that certainly when I've been talking to people
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 20 August 2026, 18:50-19:00
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