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- Britain could accommodate 40,000 refugees annually, says Filippo Grandi, outgoing head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- He notes 41,000 small-boat arrivals this year in the UK are minimal compared with other nations.
- Grandi criticizes past Conservative governments for immigration chaos, saying it fuels hostility.
- In a BBC Radio 4 interview with Cate Blanchett, he says asylum rights are under threat and warns about UNHCR funding cuts.
