The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. open image in gallery Boris Johnson MP drives a sports car during the Brexit Battle Bus tour in Leeds in May 2016 The cost of Brexit is still being determined, but the government watchdog estimates that the economy will take a 15 per cent hit to trade in the long term, while experts suggest that the UK has suffered £100bn in lost output each year. The economists Ana Andrade and Dan Hanson wrote that the UK committed “an act of economic self-harm when it voted to leave the EU”, with GDP four per cent smaller than it would have been without Brexit. Specifically, the study concludes that the UK’s trade cooperation agreement, implemented in January 2021, reduced UK goods exports worldwide by 6.4 per cent due to a 13.2 per cent fall in EU exports. The study suggests that 16,400 businesses – some 14 per cent of UK exporters – stopped exporting to the EU due to Brexit trade rules.

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Tories warns UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72.5 million
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tories warns UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72.5 million

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the Office for National Statistics said net migration will push the population up by …

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. open image in gallery Boris Johnson MP drives a sports car during the Brexit Battle Bus tour in Leeds in May 2016 The cost of Brexit is still being determined, but the government watchdog estimates that the economy will take …

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

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Brexit: Britain sets aside £10bn for future payments to EU more than eight years after vote to leave
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brexit: Britain sets aside £10bn for future payments to EU more than eight years after vote to leave

The Independent  

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Terrifying immigration figures have shaken me to my core. If this carries on, we will need 15 new cities the size of Birmingham by 2046: RAKIB EHSAN
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Terrifying immigration figures have shaken me to my core. If this carries on, we will need 15 new cities the size of Birmingham by 2046: RAKIB EHSAN

Daily Mail  

I have written time and again in the Mail about the many problems associated with Britain's experiment in uncontrolled mass migration. In the year to June 2023, net migration is now calculated at 906,000, a record high – and only a few tens of thousands shy of the deeply symbolic figure of one million. In the year to June 2023, …

UK immigration figures breakdown: Where migrants are from and why they are arriving
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UK immigration figures breakdown: Where migrants are from and why they are arriving

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A total of 1.2 million people arrived in the UK in the year up to …

Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year - and still running at 728,000 annually
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year - and still running at 728,000 annually

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer admitted he must bring down immigration today after shock figures showed the annual record has been smashed again. In other developments today: The cost of the UK's asylum system has risen to £5 billion, the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year, according to separate Home Office data; Some …

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously …

Net migration falls after reaching record high of 900,000 in 2023
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Net migration falls after reaching record high of 900,000 in 2023

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a speech on Wednesday, she said there had been a “collective failure of political …

UK net migration hit record of more than 900,000 in 2023
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UK net migration hit record of more than 900,000 in 2023

Hindustan Times  

By Muvija M UK net migration hit record of more than 900,000 in 2023 LONDON -Net migration to Britain hit a record of more than 900,000 in 2023, much higher than original estimates, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data showed. Immigration is a big political issue in Britain, where voters worry that …

Huge migration surge added almost a million people to UK population in a year: Extraordinary revised figures show inflow equivalent to two Leicester-sized cities - with the most arrivals from India, N
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Huge migration surge added almost a million people to UK population in a year: Extraordinary revised figures show inflow equivalent to two Leicester-sized cities - with the most arrivals from India, N

Daily Mail  

The UK's net immigration record has been smashed again with 906,000 now thought to have been added to the population in a single year. But the bar has been dramatically shifted upwards by the Office for National Statistics, with net migration for the year to June 2023 now thought to have been 166,000 above the initial estimate of 740,000. In …

Net migration to UK hit record 906,000 in 2023
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Net migration to UK hit record 906,000 in 2023

Al Jazeera  

Numbers fell 20 percent from the record high to 728,000 in the year to June 2024. Net migration to the United Kingdom soared to more than 900,000 last year, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data showed. Data from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday showed net migration of 906,000 for the …

Britain sees biggest migration spike of any advanced economy despite Brexit
4 months, 1 week ago

Britain sees biggest migration spike of any advanced economy despite Brexit

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain saw a bigger increase in net migration last year than …

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are jobless
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are jobless

Daily Mail  

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are not working, costing taxpayers an estimated £8 billion, a report warns today. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has paused the Conservatives' plan to increase the income needed to bring a foreign partner to the UK from £29,000 to £38,700, and her main new policy is to reduce employers' reliance on overseas workers by …

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat pledges to commit to an annual net migration cap of 100,000 if he replaces Rishi Sunak
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat pledges to commit to an annual net migration cap of 100,000 if he replaces Rishi Sunak

Daily Mail  

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat today argued Britain should limit net migration to a maximum of 100,000 per year. Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat today argued Britain should limit net migration to a maximum of 100,000 per year The shadow security minister pledged, if he becomes the next Conservative leader, the party would commit to such a cap Mr Tugendhat …

The UK stamped out anti-immigration riots—now comes the hard part
7 months, 1 week ago

The UK stamped out anti-immigration riots—now comes the hard part

Live Mint  

LONDON—The new U.K. government managed to stop recent anti-immigration riots by swiftly arresting and prosecuting hundreds of people who took part in a 7-day spree of violence that included mobs damaging mosques and trying to set fire to hotels housing migrants. The upshot: Legal net migration grew quickly, reaching a record level of 764,000 in 2022 before falling back slightly …

Immigration biggest issue for Britons for first time since 2016, poll shows
7 months, 1 week ago

Immigration biggest issue for Britons for first time since 2016, poll shows

Hindustan Times  

LONDON - Immigration tops the list of issues that Britons consider most important for the first time since 2016 - when Britain voted to leave the European Union - following riots this month targeting Muslims and migrants, pollster Ipsos said on Friday. Immigration biggest issue for Britons for first time since 2016, poll shows Just over a third of Britons …

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from
10 months ago

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from

Daily Mail  

Legal migration fell by 10 per cent last year, according to figures seized on by the Tories as proof that their plan to cut numbers is working. Net migration – the number of people moving to Britain minus those leaving – dropped from a record 764,000 in 2022 to 685,000, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Home Secretary …

Election headache for Rishi Sunak as UK population grows by 685,000 in past year
10 months ago

Election headache for Rishi Sunak as UK population grows by 685,000 in past year

The Independent  

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Ministers claim progress on immigration despite net inflows running at 685,000 last year - roughly equivalent to the population of Sheffield - and record level from 2022 being revised UP to 764,000
10 months ago

Ministers claim progress on immigration despite net inflows running at 685,000 last year - roughly equivalent to the population of Sheffield - and record level from 2022 being revised UP to 764,000

Daily Mail  

Ministers claimed progress today after net immigration dropped by 10 per cent last year - although it was still 685,000. Home Secretary James Cleverly said: 'The latest migration statistics show a 10 per cent fall in net migration last year, with visa applications down 25 per cent so far in 2024. The estimates show that non-EU immigration for work-related reasons …

The Brexit bill: £100bn hit to UK exports as toy, medical kit and jewellery sales slump
1 year, 1 month ago

The Brexit bill: £100bn hit to UK exports as toy, medical kit and jewellery sales slump

The Independent  

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So Much For Brexit - immigration to make UK population grow 6m by 2036
1 year, 1 month ago

So Much For Brexit - immigration to make UK population grow 6m by 2036

The Independent  

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Net migration to push UK population over 70 million 11 years earlier than expected
1 year, 1 month ago

Net migration to push UK population over 70 million 11 years earlier than expected

The Telegraph  

The forecasts blow apart the Government’s 2019 manifesto pledge to bring down the overall rate of net migration from its then level of 226,000. The figures will fuel fresh demands for Rishi Sunak to go further in cracking down on net migration on top of his pledge to “stop the boats”. The Home Secretary admitted migration was too high, saying: …

Brexit will leave UK £300bn worse off by 2035, say economists
1 year, 2 months ago

Brexit will leave UK £300bn worse off by 2035, say economists

The Independent  

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Cutting immigration is a matter of trust for Tories – Jenrick
1 year, 3 months ago

Cutting immigration is a matter of trust for Tories – Jenrick

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We want to reduce pressure on housing and public services, and also to build …

Sunak urged to ‘act now’ by Tory MPs as net migration hits record 745,000
1 year, 4 months ago

Sunak urged to ‘act now’ by Tory MPs as net migration hits record 745,000

The Independent  

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Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK’s net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high
1 year, 4 months ago

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK’s net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced heavy pressure from his own Conservatives to take swift action to bring down migration, as new data published Thursday showed net migration numbers were higher than previously thought. Sunak’s office at Downing Street said that net migration remained “far too high” and indicated that further measures could be introduced to bring down …

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK's net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high
1 year, 4 months ago

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK's net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high

The Independent  

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Net migration hit record level of 745,000 in 2022, revised estimate shows
1 year, 4 months ago

Net migration hit record level of 745,000 in 2022, revised estimate shows

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the latest figure “is largely in line with our …

Why the ONS massively underestimated net migration
1 year, 4 months ago

Why the ONS massively underestimated net migration

The Telegraph  

A major shift in the behaviour of foreign workers and students has been blamed by the Office for National Statistics for a massive underestimate of net migration. ‌The ONS had originally calculated net migration for the year to December 2022 as 606,000 for the number who had come to the UK to work, study or seek refuge, minus those who …

Cut net migration by two-thirds or lose voters’ trust, Sunak warned
1 year, 8 months ago

Cut net migration by two-thirds or lose voters’ trust, Sunak warned

The Telegraph  

Conservative backbenchers have demanded that Rishi Sunak cut net migration by two-thirds before the next election – or risk losing the trust of voters. In a report that piled fresh pressure on the Prime Minister, more than 20 MPs from the New Conservatives Group are calling on Mr Sunak to honour the party’s manifesto pledge to reduce net migration by …

War and economy push immigration to Britain to record high in 2022
1 year, 10 months ago

War and economy push immigration to Britain to record high in 2022

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of people moving to Britain reached a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, sparking renewed debate about the scale of immigration and its impact on the U.K. Net migration – the difference between the number of people arriving and those leaving – was 606,000 for the year, according to the …

Brexit Was Expected to Slash Immigration. Instead It Hit a Record.
1 year, 10 months ago

Brexit Was Expected to Slash Immigration. Instead It Hit a Record.

Live Mint  

When the U.K. voted to leave the European Union in 2016, many backers of Brexit hoped the move would cut immigration by ending the right of EU residents to move here freely, a growing trend that some Britons felt was taking jobs away from locals. Most economists agreed that Brexit would liberalize trade with the rest of the world but …

Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 606,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 606,000

Al Jazeera  

Sunak calls the number of people moving to the UK ‘too high’ after official data shows last year’s net migration at record high. Annual net migration to the United Kingdom reached a record high of 606,000 last year, according to official estimates, heaping pressure on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has pledged to bring numbers down. Robert Jenrick, the …

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate
1 year, 10 months ago

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate

LA Times  

People wait in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London. The number of people moving to Britain hit a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, renewing debate about the scale of immigration and its effect on the country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the immigration figure was “too high,” but he did not …

Sunak says immigration is ‘too high’ but won’t commit to reduction by election
1 year, 10 months ago

Sunak says immigration is ‘too high’ but won’t commit to reduction by election

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has conceded he believes immigration into the UK …

Brexit has created shortage of 330,000 workers in UK, say economists
2 years, 2 months ago

Brexit has created shortage of 330,000 workers in UK, say economists

The Independent  

Post-Brexit immigration rules have led to a shortfall of around 330,000 workers in the UK, according to top economists. The ending of free movement is “contributing significantly” to current labour shortages, a joint report by the UK in a Changing Europe and the Centre for European Reform think tanks has found. The new Brexit report’s co-authors said the major changes …

'Cost with No Benefit': Two Years After EU Exit, UK Business Feels Brexit Blues
2 years, 3 months ago

'Cost with No Benefit': Two Years After EU Exit, UK Business Feels Brexit Blues

News 18  

Two years after Britain’s departure from the European Union, bosses of UK businesses are reeling from the cost of Brexit, including some who voted to cut ties with Brussels. “It’s cost, cost, cost with no benefit,” noted Adrian Hanrahan, chief executive of a small chemicals company, Robinson Brothers, based in central England and for which the EU remains a key …

Migration to the UK is a sign of economic success – not failure
2 years, 4 months ago

Migration to the UK is a sign of economic success – not failure

The Independent  

If the latest migration statistics prove anything, it is that Britain needs workers and students from abroad to staff its public services. UK companies need migrant labour in a myriad of ways in order to prosper, from seasonal labour on farms, to highly skilled surgeons mending lives in the NHS. Keir Starmer, disappointingly, has renounced this in his recent speech, …

Annual U.K. net migration hits record high of more than 500,000
2 years, 4 months ago

Annual U.K. net migration hits record high of more than 500,000

The Hindu  

Net migration to the United Kingdom rose to a record high of around 504,000 in the year to June 2022, official statistics showed on Thursday, driven by an increase in the number of non-European Union nationals. At the time then Prime Minister David Cameron had failed for several years to hit a net migration target of less than 100,000 a …

Voted Brexit? Bet you’re regretting that now
2 years, 4 months ago

Voted Brexit? Bet you’re regretting that now

The Independent  

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Net migration to the UK reaches record high of half a million, ONS estimates show
2 years, 4 months ago

Net migration to the UK reaches record high of half a million, ONS estimates show

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Net migration to the UK has reached a record high, …

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves
2 years, 7 months ago

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves

The Telegraph  

That comes on top of the 6.7 million applications by EU citizens already in the UK who have applied for settled status, of which 6.5 million have been concluded, according to Thursday's data. It is not surprising that John Hayes, a former Home Office minister and the chairman of the Tory Common Sense group, believes the next prime minister - …

The great EU Brexodus: Number of Europeans living in the UK FALLS by 12,000
2 years, 10 months ago

The great EU Brexodus: Number of Europeans living in the UK FALLS by 12,000

Daily Mail  

Departing EU nationals drove a decrease in net migration into Britain last year as the country was gripped by the fallout from Brexit and the Covid pandemic, new figures revealed today. Preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed that 12,000 more citizens of the bloc left the UK last year than arrived in the year to June 2021. …

Brexit delays to cross-Channel trade still worsening as 79% of firms report hold-ups
3 years, 3 months ago

Brexit delays to cross-Channel trade still worsening as 79% of firms report hold-ups

The Independent  

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‘Unprecedented exodus’: Why are migrant workers leaving the UK?
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Unprecedented exodus’: Why are migrant workers leaving the UK?

Al Jazeera  

New study says COVID has forced up to one million from the country, but many people Al Jazeera spoke to cited Brexit as another push factor. As many as 1.3 million people born abroad left the UK in just over a year – from July 2019 to September 2020 – the UK’s Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence think-tank said on …

Researchers say UK faces a Brexit brain drain to the EU
4 years, 7 months ago

Researchers say UK faces a Brexit brain drain to the EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of Britons moving to European Union countries soared after the Brexit vote in 2016, according to a U.K.-German study released Tuesday — an exodus comparable to those caused by major social or economic crises. British voters opted narrowly in a 2016 referendum to leave the EU, ending the automatic right of the bloc’s citizens to move …

Tory migration plan will shut out 140,000 EU workers
5 years, 1 month ago

Tory migration plan will shut out 140,000 EU workers

The Independent  

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Immigration myths that fuelled Brexit blown apart by major government-commissioned report
5 years, 6 months ago

Immigration myths that fuelled Brexit blown apart by major government-commissioned report

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