UK net migration hit a new record high with more than half-a-million people arriving on British shores, new figures have revealed. The rise is driven by: 🌎 People arriving legally from outside the EU 💉 The resumption of post-pandemic travel.
Jay Lindop, ONS deputy director of the centre for international migration, said: ‘A series of world events have impacted international migration patterns in the 12 months to June 2022. Taken together these were unprecedented.
‘Migration from non-EU countries, specifically students, is driving this rise. With the lifting of travel restrictions in 2021, more students arrived in the UK after studying remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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