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What happens to asylum seekers when they arrive in the UK?

It's been the story of the summer - thousand of migrants, camped in Calais, trying to cross the Channel to reach Britain. This week newspaper headlines claimed some migrants are being put up in lavish hotels at the taxpayers expense. But what are conditions generally like for those who make it to the UK? Our reporter Alex Bish has been given exclusive access to a centre that's housing new asylum seekers.

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