Ben Maitland shares expert immigration insights on the WYI podcast
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benm@vanessaganguin.com +44 (0) 20 4551 4812 +44 (0) 7989 984415 |
13 April 2026

Senior Associate Ben Maitland appears in the latest What’s Your Issue podcast as an expert, explaining recent immigration legislation and fact-checking statements people make when debating UK immigration.
The episode is split into two parts and now live on Youtube, where you can watch part 1:
and part 2:
The podcast will soon be available on the What’s Your Issue Spotify channel and as an Apple podcast too.
On each show the hosts discuss current issues, with an expert from the world they are discussing providing some background to the matters discussed.
Ben provided UK immigration expert opinion about some of the biggest issues in UK immigration, including how the British system compares to other nations, whether immigration caps work, the effects of Brexit, where legislation goes wrong as well as fact-checking some of the myths that abound on these topics.
Ben Maitland has extensive experience of both private and business immigration allowing him to successfully navigate the UK’s ever-changing immigration system for his clients.
Ben’s legal career across has been exclusively in immigration law for a wide variety of business, including multi-national law firms, public bodies, the education and health sectors (including the NHS), charities as well as individuals and their families.
Ben also writes articles and presents on immigration matters. He is on the LexisNexis Editorial Board for Immigration, reflecting his proficiency in all aspects of UK immigration law.
