Net migration fell to 171,000 last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. The lowest since 2021…
The number of people claiming asylum in Britain, however, ticked up to 88,000 in the same period. More Brits are estimated to have left the UK last year (246,000) than moved to the country (110,000). Migration trends were similar for citizens of “EU-plus” countries – the EU27 along with Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland – with 118,000 leaving the UK compared to 76,000 arriving. Net movement from outside the EU went the other way in 2025, with 627,000 arriving in the UK while 278,000 departed…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”