Fact check: Report estimated 686,000 migrants would settle over 3.5 years

People are eligible to apply for citizenship 12 months after being granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Conservative Party claimed on social media that two million immigrants could become British citizens in 2026.

On several social media channels, the party wrote: “2 Million Immigrants. That’s how many people could get British Citizenship next year.”