In the second of our weekly summer episodes, Natalie Higgins asks if the Irish rap group Kneecap have gotten the better of the politicians who urged promotors to cancel them.

And as Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announce a 'one in, one out' migrant deal, we discuss immigration with the editor of The Big Issue, Paul McNamee and the BBC’s Phil Sim.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

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