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

Sir Keir Starmer accused the former Tory government of implementing an “open borders” policy, while Kemi Badenoch admitted their party failed to deliver. ONS data revealed 1.2 million people arrived in the UK in the year up to June 2024, with net migration at 728,000. A revision increased last year’s figures to 906,000, attributing the rise to missing Ukraine visas and adjustments in predicting long-term migrants, resulting in a 20% decrease in net migration compared to the previous year.

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