Rise of 700,000, with 98pc due to international migration, prompts Nigel Farage to call the trend ‘disastrous’

It is the second largest annual numerical rise since in over 75 years - behind only the increase of more than 800,000 people that took place from mid-2022 to mid-2023.

Rise of 700,000, with 98pc due to international migration, prompts Nigel Farage to call the trend ‘disastrous’