Nigel Farage, then leader of the anti-immigration, pro-Brexit UKIP party, stands in front of a campaign poster on June 23, 2016. In the UK, many believed that the number of migrants arriving would fall following Brexit. However, the opposite has happened.
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Brexit has had unexpected consequences for migration. As Switzerland debates an initiative aimed at reducing immigration that could jeopardise the free movement of people with the European Union, some are calling for lessons to be learnt from what has happened across the Channel.
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May 26, 2026 - 09:00
