Net migration even HIGHER in 2023 than first thought after ONS missed 181,000 people from initial figure

The Office for National Statistics has admitted underestimating net migration in 2023 by 181,000.

Estimates initially showed net migration stood at 685,000 in the year ending December 2023.

However, the ONS has since confirmed the figure actually stood at 866,000, revising the previous number.

A similar statistical blunder was made in the year to June 2023, with the ONS upgrading its estimate from 740,000 to 906,000.

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