EU referendum: Net migration to UK rises to 333,000, new figures reveal
8 years, 10 months ago

EU referendum: Net migration to UK rises to 333,000, new figures reveal

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are adding a population the size of Oxford to the UK every year just from EU migration,” he said after the publication of the data. It is exploited by some big companies that use immigration to keep wages down.” Ukip leader Nigel Farage added: “Mass immigration is still hopelessly out of control and set to get worse if we remain inside the EU, going on with disastrous open borders.” However, immigration minister James Brokenshire warned quitting the EU would not provide the "silver bullet" Leave campaigners claimed. "You've got to hear what people are saying, they are legitimate concerns people have.” A Downing Street spokesman said: “Of course people rightly have concerns on immigration but the PM's view is very clearly that wrecking the economy and destroying jobs by getting rid of our privileged access to the world's biggest market is not the answer. Glen Watson, Deputy National Statistician for Population and Public Policy, said today’s figures on net long-term migration were “not very different to those published last quarter”.

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

UK population to soar to 72.5 million by 2032 due to net migration rise, ONS says
2 months ago

UK population to soar to 72.5 million by 2032 due to net migration rise, ONS says

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. The figures also project that the number of over-85s will double to 3.3 million …

Five graphs to explain the UK’s population boom and the role of immigration
2 months ago

Five graphs to explain the UK’s population boom and the role of immigration

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. This net growth of 4.9 million people is forecast to be entirely made up …

Tories warns UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72.5 million
2 months 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, 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 …

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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How Boris Johnson’s historic ‘experiment’ is to blame for spike in immigration numbers
4 months ago

How Boris Johnson’s historic ‘experiment’ is to blame for spike in immigration numbers

The Independent  

The name of this feature is “Politics Explained”, but there are some subjects that are so hard to explain that we could rename it, just for one day, to “How Did That Happen?” How was it possible, given that the British people overwhelmingly want less immigration, and voted to leave the European Union partly for that reason, that the British …

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
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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, 2 weeks 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
7 months 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
7 months 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 …

England and Wales' immigration hotspots: Up to one in 22 residents in some boroughs are international migrants who came here in 2023, analysis suggests... so what is the figure in YOUR area?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

England and Wales' immigration hotspots: Up to one in 22 residents in some boroughs are international migrants who came here in 2023, analysis suggests... so what is the figure in YOUR area?

Daily Mail  

Up to one in 22 residents in parts of England and Wales are immigrants who came to the country last year, MailOnline analysis suggests. That implies international migration last year alone accounted for roughly 4.4 per cent of the town's total population. Last year the total of new foreign migrants arriving in the town was 4.44 per cent of the …

Surging immigration sees population of England and Wales grow by 610,000 in a year to 60.9m - the biggest rise since 1948
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Surging immigration sees population of England and Wales grow by 610,000 in a year to 60.9m - the biggest rise since 1948

Daily Mail  

Surging immigration has driven a 610,000 bump in the population of England and Wales in a year. It came despite so-called 'natural' change in the population effectively grinding to a halt, with more deaths than births in every region except London and the West Midlands. How components of population change have contributed in areas of England and Wales Neil Park …

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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Migration surge drives London population to new record
1 year ago

Migration surge drives London population to new record

The Telegraph  

London’s population has surged to a new record high after a sharp rise in migration and a reversal of the Covid-era “race for space”. New research from think tank Centre for Cities found that the capital had “almost certainly” surpassed its pre-pandemic peak of 10.1m people in a report that raised concerns about the impact on London’s creaking infrastructure and …

So Much For Brexit - immigration to make UK population grow 6m by 2036
1 year, 2 months ago

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

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Downing Street insisted …

UK population projections: What the numbers suggest
1 year, 2 months ago

UK population projections: What the numbers suggest

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. The actual levels of future migration and population may be higher or lower, and …

Net migration to push UK population over 70 million 11 years earlier than expected
1 year, 2 months 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: …

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 …

Action to slash immigration could go further, says minister
1 year, 3 months ago

Action to slash immigration could go further, says minister

The Telegraph  

Further measures to reduce net migration will be taken if needed for the Government to meet its manifesto pledge, the immigration minister has said. Robert Jenrick said the Government was committed to achieving its 2019 manifesto pledge of reducing net migration from its pre-Brexit level of 226,000. But people are in no doubt that this is a very big first …

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  

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 is facing calls from Tory MPs to “act …

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 …

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 …

Braverman to crack down on visas for families of foreign students
1 year, 10 months ago

Braverman to crack down on visas for families of foreign students

The Telegraph  

All foreign students except those doing postgraduate research will be barred from bringing family members to the UK from January next year under plans to try to reduce net migration to about 250,000. Only students who are doing PhDs or research-related masters degrees will be allowed to bring dependants into the country under moves that ministers hope will cut net …

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 …

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. …

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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What is the truth about the parties’ policies on immigration?
5 years, 4 months ago

What is the truth about the parties’ policies on immigration?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Priti Patel, the home secretary, …

EU migrant workers contribute £2,300 more per year to UK than average British citizen, study reveals
5 years, 6 months ago

EU migrant workers contribute £2,300 more per year to UK than average British citizen, study reveals

The Independent  

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