Tory MPs Call for Urgent Action as ONS Reveals Record Net Migration

Published on November 23, 2023

Tory MPs have demanded that the prime minister act after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) updated its figures to record an estimated net migration of 745,000 in 2022. The revelation prompted several urgent calls for action from Tory MPs, including former Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The figures reflect a surge in England and Wales’s population by an estimated 1 percent, the fastest rate in 60 years, propelled largely by international migration. Net migration, the stark difference between arrivals and departures, has been a topic of concern, with number for the year to June 2023 standing at an estimated 672,000, according to the latest figures, also released today by the ONS....