UK net migration in 2024 fell by half to 431,000
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London: Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a welcome boost for under fir...
London: Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a welcome boost for under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated the figure for last year stood at 431,000, a dramatic drop from the 860,000 recorded in the year to December 2023.
It was the biggest fall in net migration since the Covid pandemic.
"Long-term net migration is down by almost 50 percent," the ONS said in its latest report.
"We are seeing reductions in people arriving on work- and study-related visas," it added.
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