Open To Refugees (with Paul Sweeney MSP)

As the U.K. promises resettlement for 20,000 refugees, where are they likely to be placed and how ready are regional and national authorities to receive them? Paul Sweeney, Labour Member of Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow region and a former MP for Glasgow North East, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing Scotland would be very welcoming, but there would need to proper processing and facilities to help integration. Jan Egeland, former UN diplomat and now Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, joins to discuss the importance of talking to the Taliban to make sure aid agencies are able to operate, and those who want to leave Afghanistan are able to do so. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com