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Mihnea Cuibus, Researcher at The Migration Observatory, University of Oxford

Net migration has dropped to pre-Brexit levels – why it may not be enough to satisfy voters

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Net migration to the UK has fallen to levels last seen before Brexit. The latest ONS figures show net migration reached just over 200,000 in the year ending in June. This marks a 78% decline over the past two years, from a peak of more than 900,000.

The Labour government will welcome this development. It has made bringing down net migration (the difference between the number of people entering the country and expected to stay long term, and the number leaving) one of its key pledges.

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