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Net migration in UK falls by half in boost to Prime Minister Keir StarmerThe figures showed the figure fell to 431,000 in the year to December last year.CommentsNewsPaul Hutcheon Political
Editor, Daily Record10:17, 22 May 2025Updated 10:22, 22 May 2025The Prime Minister had promised to cut immigration(Image: (Image: Getty)) Sir Keir Starmer has received a boost after new
figures showed a slump in net migration - a top priority of the UK Government.
The figure stood at a provisional 431,000 in the year to December 2024, down 50% from 860,000.
This is the largest numerical drop on record.
The previous biggest calendar year fall was during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, when net migration dropped from 184,000 to 93,000.
Net migration is the difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK long-term and the number of people leaving to live in another country.
The figures came from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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