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Net migration to UK down by half in 2024 compared with year before

Office for National Statistics estimate shows fall from 860,000 in 2023 to 431,000 last year

The Guardian - UK

UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-minute legal delay

Under the agreement, the UK will pay Mauritius €120 million each year to lease back their military base for at least 99 years.

Euronews

Yeah but no but yeah but no but surrender. Life’s just one big betrayal for Kemi and co

Be it winter fuel, criminal justice, the EU or Chagos Islands, never miss a chance to try to rewrite Tory history

The Guardian - UK

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Sadiq Khan distances himself from Starmer with vow to ‘stand up for trans Londoners’ after Supreme Court ruling

Sadiq Khan’s response to the ruling was a stark contrast with his party leader Sir Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Starmer accused by Israel of 'emboldening the forces of terror' after embassy workers killed in Washington DC

Israeli ministers hit out at prime minister in wake of ‘anti-semitic’ shootings in US capital amid tensions over UK Government position on Gaza

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘on wrong side of history’ after Israeli embassy shooting, Netanyahu says

Western leaders have this week heavily criticised Israel’s ‘egregious’ actions in the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK

Migration in numbers: Who is coming to the UK and why?

IN FOCUS: Net migration is down to just 431,000, the lowest level in over three years, while illegal immigration via small boats and asylum-related migration remains high. Data correspondent Alicja Hagopian reports.

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Voices: Well done, Rishi – you handed Keir Starmer his immigration ‘win’ on a plate

COMMENT: By taking office just as net migration was passing its peak, the prime minister has been a lucky general, says John Rentoul – but there is more than meets the eye in new figures showing it has halved in a year

The Independent UK

UK Net Migration In 2024 Fell By Half To 431,000

Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a welcome boost for under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

International Business Times

Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they said

Global reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum

The Independent UK

Fewer study and work visas lead to halving in net migration in the UK in 2024

Fewer work and study visas contributed to a near-halving in net migration into the U.K. — the number of people moving to the U.K. minus the number of those moving abroad — in 2024

The Independent UK

UK Court Reviews Chagos Islands Deal After Last-minute Legal Block

A British court on Thursday was reviewing the government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

International Business Times

What do the latest migration figures show?

The drop has been driven by a fall in the number of people coming to the UK to work and study.

Evening Standard

A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been barred from signing it by a British judge

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Angela Rayner wanted migrant benefits cut in latest pushback against Reeves, leaked memo suggests

The leak appears to be the latest in a briefing campaign against the deputy prime minister, who has pushed back on Labour’s economic policies

The Independent UK

How more pensioners could be eligible for winter fuel payment after government U-turn

Undoing last year’s policy change would wipe out the £1.5 billion in savings

The National (Scotland)

Net migration to UK halved in 2024, new estimates show

NET migration to the UK halved in 2024, according to new estimates ...

The Guardian - UK

Jump in UK borrowing shows Rachel Reeves needs to relax her strict budget rules

As pressure grows on chancellor to rethink constraints she imposed on herself, No 10 adds to her problems

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Al Jazeera

UK signs deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

British PM Keir Starmer hails deal, which allows UK to retain control of strategic UK-US airbase, as ‘absolutely vital’.

International Business Times

UK Court Orders Last-minute Review Of Chagos Islands Deal

The High Court in London said it would examine Thursday the UK government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

Evening Standard

Court puts last-minute block on signing of Chagos Islands deal

The deal would see Britain give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and lease back a crucial military base there.

The Independent UK

Net migration halves as fewer people come to UK for work and study

The figure stood at an estimated 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, down from 860,000 a year earlier, the ONS said.

Evening Standard

UK immigration halves as fewer foreign workers and students issued visas

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published new estimates on Thursday

The Independent UK

Warnings of dire worker shortages as UK net migration figures halve

Tories claim credit for fall in numbers as Labour continues push for cutting migration in wake of Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech

The Independent UK

Starmer signs deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-ditch legal challenge

After months of wrangling, Keir Starmer has finally signed a treaty to hand over the territory to Mauritius with Donald Trump’s blessing

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