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| Net migration hit record 906,000 last year, revised figures show | Net migration hit record 906,000 last year, revised figures show |
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| Net migration into the UK hit a record 906,000 in the year to June 2023, much higher than previously estimated, official figures show. | Net migration into the UK hit a record 906,000 in the year to June 2023, much higher than previously estimated, official figures show. |
| The Office for National Statistics (ONS) originally said it was 740,000 but has now revised this figure upwards by 166,000. | The Office for National Statistics (ONS) originally said it was 740,000 but has now revised this figure upwards by 166,000. |
| The ONS said it had significantly underestimated the number of immigrants staying in the UK for longer than 12 months and had now improved its processes. | The ONS said it had significantly underestimated the number of immigrants staying in the UK for longer than 12 months and had now improved its processes. |
| Annual net migration - the difference between those entering and leaving the country - now stands at 728,000. | Annual net migration - the difference between those entering and leaving the country - now stands at 728,000. |
| The ONS said net migration has been running at historically high levels because of the war in Ukraine and post-Brexit visa rules, which were brought in by Boris Johnson's government. | The ONS said net migration has been running at historically high levels because of the war in Ukraine and post-Brexit visa rules, which were brought in by Boris Johnson's government. |
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| The numbers have gone down in the past year because of tighter visa rules brought in by the Conservatives under Rishi Sunak, the official statistics show. | The numbers have gone down in the past year because of tighter visa rules brought in by the Conservatives under Rishi Sunak, the official statistics show. |
| Labour said the latest migration figures showed the government had started the "hard graft" of tackling the issue, and was "cleaning up the Conservatives' mess". | |
| A spokesperson said: "In their own words, the Tories broke the immigration system. On their watch, net migration quadrupled in four years to a record high of nearly one million, despite saying they'd lower it to 100,000". | |
| Conservative Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said migration "remains far too high" and the UK needed stricter border controls. | |
| High numbers put pressure on housing and public services that causes "a real impact felt by communities across the UK", Philp said. | |
| In a speech on Wednesday before the figures came out, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said her party got it "wrong" on immigration, leading to a strain on public services and making integration harder. | |
| The ONS now says 82,000 more people came to live in the UK than they previously thought and 84,000 fewer people left the country. | The ONS now says 82,000 more people came to live in the UK than they previously thought and 84,000 fewer people left the country. |
| Other reasons given by the office include more information on Ukraine visas, and improvements to the process for estimating migration of non-EU+ nationals. | Other reasons given by the office include more information on Ukraine visas, and improvements to the process for estimating migration of non-EU+ nationals. |
| The ONS said that the numbers were still "official statistics in development", meaning that they may be revised in the future as more data becomes available. | The ONS said that the numbers were still "official statistics in development", meaning that they may be revised in the future as more data becomes available. |
| Separately, Home Office spending on the asylum system rose by £1.43 bn in 2023/24 to stand at £5.38 billion - a 36% rise year-on-year. | |
| The total covers all Home Office asylum costs, including direct cash support and accommodation, plus wider staffing and other related migration and border activity, the PA news agency said. | The total covers all Home Office asylum costs, including direct cash support and accommodation, plus wider staffing and other related migration and border activity, the PA news agency said. |
| It does not include the cost of operations responding to Channel crossings, intercepting migrants as they make the journey to the UK. | It does not include the cost of operations responding to Channel crossings, intercepting migrants as they make the journey to the UK. |