It was billed as "small boats week" - a series of government announcements designed to show progress on the issue of cross channel migration. But the reality of the past seven days has got in the way.
COVID lockdowns may seem a distant memory with everyday life very much back to the pre-pandemic norms. But for children, it seems we may only just be getting a sense of the emotional and behavioural impacts those couple of years have had.
A general election may still be a long way away but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears to be laying out the Conservative attack lines, focusing on so-called "wedge issues" that could divide the Labour Party.
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