86 m. ago Starmer hails drop in migration as visa numbers plunge after rule changes

Sir Keir Starmer described the news that net migration has fallen to its lowest annual figure since 2021 as a ‘step in the right direction’

Politics

7 h. ago Revealed: 4,232 more asylum seekers in hotels as visas issued to foreign workers plummet

Net migration has dropped to the lowest annual figure since 2021 but the number of migrants housed in hotels is now at 36,273

Economics

7 h. ago Net migration falls to lowest annual figure since 2021, new estimates suggest

Latest figures show the number dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, down 69% year-on-year from 649,000.

Politics

7 h. ago Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS figures show

Figure of 204,000 in 12 months to June 2025 is lowest since 2021, statistics body saysUK politics live – latest updatesNet migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure since 2021, according to the latest official statistics.Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show there was a 69% drop from 649,000 in the number of people immigrating minus the number of people emigrating, in the year to June 2025. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago The Guardian view on falling net migration: political debate is now detached from the facts

A fixation on reducing numbers leaves no room for rational discussion of what that means for the economy and societyBritish political debate has long been dominated by public anxiety about rising levels of immigration. How might that change if the population tide were to turn? Not at all, would appear to be the answer. Net migration has in fact been falling since before Labour came to power last July, and yet there has been no end of demand for ever tighter controls and no end of government acquiescence.New figures published this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), adjusting historical data for methodological changes, show that net migration was 944,000 for the year ending March 2023 – about 40,000 higher than had previously been thought. The drop since then has also been steeper. The number for the year ending December 2024 is now thought to be 345,000 – lower than the earlier count by 86,000.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would li...

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9 d. ago Record level of net migration was HIGHER than previously thought at 944,000 but long

There was a higher record level of net migration in 2023. But vastly more Britons are emigrating leaving figures down over a longer period, the Office for National Statistics figures said.

Politics

1 week ago Consent for asylum system ‘could fall apart if illegal migration not tackled’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is due to set out reforms to the asylum system on Monday.

Events

3 w. ago “Where would America be without us?” A community of refugees is stunned by White House limits

In Minneapolis, where Somali refugees helped revitalize entire neighborhoods, the community was stunned by the presidential order capping annual refugee admissions at 7,500, the lowest number since the program began in 1980

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