This week’s migration media coverage was shaped by three stories: the masked blockade of Dover and the violence that followed in Portsmouth, an anonymous “1% of claims are genuine” briefing that ran on Monday and was contradicted by two data sets on Thursday, and the deepening rows over former military bases earmarked as accommodation. Below we look at what the coverage revealed and what it left out, followed by the week’s secondary stories, what to watch next week, and practical takeaways for sector organisations.
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