Fewer people coming to the UK for work has driven big drop in net migration to 171,000 in year ending December 2025

British Future said politicians “need to take responsibility” for the growing disconnect between the true migration figures and public perception of immigration

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UK net migration has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since the Covid pandemic, driven largely by a sharp fall in the number of people arriving for work, according to new…

New figures show 246,000 British citizens moved abroad in 2025