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Should signs be in English only?

From train stations to hospitals, is it okay to have signs translated into other languages?

This week a Member of Parliament for Reform UK posted a picture of Whitechapel train station in East London. At the entrance of the station, it has the name in English and then also in Bengali. Rupert Lowe MP said: 'The station name should be in English and English only.'

We'll find out how the station got its bilingual sign and examine the data on immigrants' language skills. How are non-English speakers accommodated in other walks of life?

Presenter: Adam Fleming
Producers: Charlotte McDonald, Arlene Gregorius and Beth Ashmead
Studio manager: Hal Haines.
Production coordinator: Janet Staples
Editor: Richard Vadon.

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