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| Net migration stays near record high | Net migration stays near record high |
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| Net migration has stayed near record levels, standing at 335,000 in the year to June, the Office for National Statistics has said. | Net migration has stayed near record levels, standing at 335,000 in the year to June, the Office for National Statistics has said. |
| There was also a record number of EU citizens coming to live in Britain with the figure standing at 284,000. | There was also a record number of EU citizens coming to live in Britain with the figure standing at 284,000. |
| Net migration - immigration minus emigration - was the second-highest number on record. | Net migration - immigration minus emigration - was the second-highest number on record. |
| Immigration minister Robert Goodwill said the government was "committed to getting net migration down". | Immigration minister Robert Goodwill said the government was "committed to getting net migration down". |
| Most of the period covered by the figures was before the EU referendum, but they also include one week after the poll. | Most of the period covered by the figures was before the EU referendum, but they also include one week after the poll. |
| The ONS says the net migration figure is similar to the previous year, although it was up slightly on the 12 months ending in March, when it stood at 326,000. | The ONS says the net migration figure is similar to the previous year, although it was up slightly on the 12 months ending in March, when it stood at 326,000. |
| Immigration to the UK has also risen to a record level with 650,000 migrants in the year to June. | Immigration to the UK has also risen to a record level with 650,000 migrants in the year to June. |
| Net migration from the EU was the highest figure on record with the number standing at 189,000. | Net migration from the EU was the highest figure on record with the number standing at 189,000. |
| Mr Goodwill said the British people had sent out a "clear message" they want more control on immigration and the government was committed to getting numbers down to "the tens of thousands". | Mr Goodwill said the British people had sent out a "clear message" they want more control on immigration and the government was committed to getting numbers down to "the tens of thousands". |
| He added: "That is why reducing the number of migrants coming to the UK will be a key priority of our negotiations to leave the EU." | He added: "That is why reducing the number of migrants coming to the UK will be a key priority of our negotiations to leave the EU." |
| Figures show 311,000 people came to live in the UK for work-related reasons. | Figures show 311,000 people came to live in the UK for work-related reasons. |
| But the ONS said there was a "statistically significant" rise in the number of people who were "looking for work", 130,000, compared to 107,000 last year, as opposed to those who had a definite job to go to. | But the ONS said there was a "statistically significant" rise in the number of people who were "looking for work", 130,000, compared to 107,000 last year, as opposed to those who had a definite job to go to. |
| A long way from target | A long way from target |
| By Danny Shaw, BBC Home Affairs correspondent | By Danny Shaw, BBC Home Affairs correspondent |
| The latest ONS figures have brought the government no Christmas cheer. | The latest ONS figures have brought the government no Christmas cheer. |
| Immigration remains at historically high levels - and its target to get net migration to less than 100,000 remains a long way off. | Immigration remains at historically high levels - and its target to get net migration to less than 100,000 remains a long way off. |
| Ministers hope the numbers will come down once they're able to exert more control over EU migration, currently at a record 284,000, when the UK leaves the Union. | Ministers hope the numbers will come down once they're able to exert more control over EU migration, currently at a record 284,000, when the UK leaves the Union. |
| However, that all depends on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations: will there be new restrictions on the ability of EU citizens to move freely from state to state? | However, that all depends on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations: will there be new restrictions on the ability of EU citizens to move freely from state to state? |
| One approach that might be considered is to limit travel to those who've got a firm offer of employment. | One approach that might be considered is to limit travel to those who've got a firm offer of employment. |
| It won't have escaped the Home Office's notice that 82,000 EU migrants hadn't secured a job when they came to Britain - they arrived in order to look for work. | It won't have escaped the Home Office's notice that 82,000 EU migrants hadn't secured a job when they came to Britain - they arrived in order to look for work. |
| The ONS says that's a statistically significant increase of 21,000 on a year ago - and a record high. | The ONS says that's a statistically significant increase of 21,000 on a year ago - and a record high. |
| Labour MP and chair of the home affairs select committee Yvette Cooper said the number of low-skilled workers coming to the UK was "too high" and her party "should be talking about immigration" as it was a concern for people right across the country. | Labour MP and chair of the home affairs select committee Yvette Cooper said the number of low-skilled workers coming to the UK was "too high" and her party "should be talking about immigration" as it was a concern for people right across the country. |
| She said the figures show the government's approach to immigration was not working and it also needed to look at different types of immigration. | She said the figures show the government's approach to immigration was not working and it also needed to look at different types of immigration. |
| For the first time, Romania tops the list for the country with the most number of migrants to the UK in 2015 - with 54,000 people coming to live in Britain. | For the first time, Romania tops the list for the country with the most number of migrants to the UK in 2015 - with 54,000 people coming to live in Britain. |
| China was in second place with 44,000 followed by Poland at 38,000 and India with 36,000. | China was in second place with 44,000 followed by Poland at 38,000 and India with 36,000. |
| UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said the figures "just go to show that you can't trust the Tories to bring down immigration". | UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said the figures "just go to show that you can't trust the Tories to bring down immigration". |
| He added: "This is an abject failure, not just by the Government in general but by the prime minister in particular." | He added: "This is an abject failure, not just by the Government in general but by the prime minister in particular." |
| Alp Mehmet from Migration Watch UK, which calls for a reduction in levels of immigration, said the figures show Britain needs to take a "strong position on immigration in the Brexit negotiations". | Alp Mehmet from Migration Watch UK, which calls for a reduction in levels of immigration, said the figures show Britain needs to take a "strong position on immigration in the Brexit negotiations". |
| He added: "Even if net migration was brought down to 265,000 a year the UK population would still be growing at half a million a year, every year for the next ten years. That is the equivalent to another five Birminghams. This is unacceptable to most of the British public." | He added: "Even if net migration was brought down to 265,000 a year the UK population would still be growing at half a million a year, every year for the next ten years. That is the equivalent to another five Birminghams. This is unacceptable to most of the British public." |
| Nicola White, head of international migration statistics at the ONS, said it was "too early to say what effect, if any the EU referendum has had on long-term international migration." | Nicola White, head of international migration statistics at the ONS, said it was "too early to say what effect, if any the EU referendum has had on long-term international migration." |
| She added: "There does not however appear to have been any significant impact during the run-up to the vote." | She added: "There does not however appear to have been any significant impact during the run-up to the vote." |
| Correction: An earlier version of this report said net migration had reached a record level when it was actually just below the previous highest figure. |