Immigration down on last year, new stats show – but figures are still DOUBLE 2019 level

The UK has welcomed almost 300,000 people in the last year, the Home Office has announced – a drop of 11 per cent since 2023.

Britain granted 286,382 visas to immigrants in the year ending June 2024, according to new figures, marking a decrease on the last year – but more than double 2019 levels.

The news comes just days after the amount of small boat migrants was confirmed to have crossed the 19,000 mark in 2024 alone.

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