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| Net immigration of EU citizens down as Tory government misses targets – again | |
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| The Government has once again missed its targets after official data confirmed net migration stood at 327,000 in the first quarter of the year. | The Government has once again missed its targets after official data confirmed net migration stood at 327,000 in the first quarter of the year. |
| The data covers the period up to March 2016 but represented a number 9,000 lower than the same time last year. | The data covers the period up to March 2016 but represented a number 9,000 lower than the same time last year. |
| Numbers coming in included 180,000 EU citizens, 190,000 non-EU citizens and 43,000 British citizens. | Numbers coming in included 180,000 EU citizens, 190,000 non-EU citizens and 43,000 British citizens. |
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