Immigration is something of an obsession in the British popular press, a vast majority of the UK’s tabloids treating the subject with vitriolic hostility, xenophobia, if not downright racism. Between the general election of May 2010 and August 2016, a paper like ‘The Daily Express‘ splashed on immigration issues on no less than 179 occasions, while ‘The Daily Mail‘ did so 122 times. Please find below a selection of some of the best/worst front pages.

And for more information on the subject, notably the British press’s treatment of the refugee crisis, please Liz Gerard’s in-depth analysis published on the SubScribe website on 3 September 2015, “The press and immigration: reporting the news or fanning the flames of hatred?”

The Daily Crusade – 7 October 2008

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The Daily Express – 30 May 2009

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The Daily Express – 17 March 2010

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The Daily Star – 13 July 2010

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The Daily Star – 31 August 2010

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The Daily Express – 19 July 2011

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The Daily Mail – 22 November 2011

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The Daily Mail – 24 January 2013

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The Daily Express – 31 January 2013

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The Sun – 18 December 2013

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The Daily Express – 3 September 2015

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The Sun – 22 May 2016

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The Daily Express – 6 June 2016