UK immigration halves as fewer foreign workers and students issued visas

The decline has been driven by falling numbers of people coming to work and study in the UK -

Immigration to the UK is estimated to have halved in the biggest fall since the pandemic after a drop in foreign workers and students being issued visas.

The number of people coming to Britain versus the number leaving stood at an estimated 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday.