14 minutes ago UK politics live: Starmer says Tories used Brexit to run ‘open borders experiment’ in migration speech

Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that net migration has fallen by 20 per cent this year, after reaching a record high of 906,000 in 2023

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20 minutes ago Record migration figures show Tories were running ‘open borders experiment’ after Brexit, Starmer says – UK politics live

Prime minister says figures show net migration going up four times under the Tories and claims it happened ‘by design’Here is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on the figures.Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show.The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country then dropped by 20% in the latest period, the 12 months to June 2024, and now stands at 728,000. Continue reading...

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20 minutes 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

The PM insisted Britain can no longer be a 'soft touch' after huge revisions to official data showed net inflows were 906,000 in the year to June 2023.

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22 minutes ago I'm A Celeb beauties find loophole in strict makeup ban with clever solution

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! stars are banned from bringing any makeup into the jungle, but a few campmates appear to have found a genius way of skirting the rule

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27 minutes ago CCTV appeal to trace woman after Travelsafe officer attacked at bus and rail interchange

'Acts of unprovoked violence will never be tolerated'

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27 minutes ago PM announces overhaul of immigration system as net migration hits 906,000

Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of running ‘a one-nation experiment in open borders’ at a press conference in Downing Street.

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30 minutes ago DAVID BARRETT: The assumption that led to this staggering underestimate of migration into UK and why it raises more worrying questions

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) dropped a bombshell into the already heated debate about migration, as it admitted its earlier figures were way, way out.

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49 minutes ago Officers investigated after autistic girl, 17, escapes police car in handcuffs and is killed

A misconduct investigation has been launched into the death of Tamzin Hall, 17, who was fatally struck by a car on the motorway after escaping custody in Somerset

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54 minutes ago Judy Garland's iconic ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz to go on display in London before auction

The slippers, along with other memorabilia from the beloved film, will be on display at Heritage Auctions’ London saleroom and offices on Hanover Street

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54 minutes ago Meghan Markle suffers another blow to American Riviera Orchard as she asks US Patent office for 'more time' to correct her trademark application

The Duchess of Sussex 's legal team have asked US authorities for an extension in her attempts to secure a trademark for her American Riviera Orchard brand.

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