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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell,Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke

Tories warn UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72 million

Britain must halt a surge in its population after an official forecast predicted it will rise to 72.5 million people by mid-2032, the shadow home secretary has warned.

After the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said net migration will push the population up by 5 million from 2022 levels, Chris Philp said the “shocking and unacceptable projection can and must be stopped from materialising”.

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