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UK net migration hits record high UK net migration hits record high
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Net migration to UK was estimated 330,000 in year to March - highest figure on record, ONS says Net migration to the UK was estimated to be 330,000 in the year to March, the highest figure on record, the Office for National Statistics has said.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The figure - the difference between the number entering the country and those leaving - is more than three times higher than the government's target.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. In 2014, 13% of people in the UK were born abroad, taking the foreign-born population to 8.3m.
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said it was "deeply disappointing".
It is the fifth consecutive quarterly rise in the net migration figure, which the ONS says is caused by an increase in the number of EU citizens migrating to the UK.
Net migration of EU citizens was 183,000, up 53,000 from the year end to March 2014.
The number of those arriving from countries outside the EU was still larger, with net migration measured at 196,000. But the year-on-year increase was smaller at 39,000.