Net migration to UK falls by nearly 50% after Labour’s vow to cut numbers

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“Net migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% to 171,000 last year”

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Multiple independent news sources (The Guardian, Bloomberg, and a news report on 2025 figures) confirm net migration fell to 171,000, which is nearly a 50% drop from the previous year.

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“Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the difference between the number of people moving to the UK and the number of people leaving was at its lowest level since 2021.”

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Corroborated by multiple sources stating that the 171,000 figure is the lowest level since 2021 (Covid era).

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“The figure was down 48% year on year from 331,000 in 2024”

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Both Bloomberg and the news report on 2025 figures explicitly state that the 2024 figure was 331,000.

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web search NEUTRAL — Net migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% to 171,000 last year, according to official figures released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a boost for Keir Starmer’s government.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/net-migratio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Net migration to the UK fell to 171,000 in 2025, new figures show - the lowest level since 2021. The figure reached a peak of 944,000 in the year to March 2023, but has been falling. The 2025 figure i…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgzjpd1jjgt

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web search NEUTRAL — That’s down from 331,000 in 2024. Besides 2020, when pandemic travel restrictions saw net migration drop below 100,000, it was the lowest figure for a calendar year in records going back to 2012.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-21/net-migra…

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“extending a sharp decline from a record peak of 944,000 in 2023.”

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Three independent sources (Al Jazeera, EuroNews, and The Guardian) all confirm the record peak of 944,000 in 2023.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — extending a sharp decline from a record peak of 944,000 in 2023.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/net-migration-to-th…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The UK's 204,000 net migration figure sharply contrasts with the recorded peak of 944,000 in the year ending March 2023
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/15/mep-and-far-ri…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Net migration dropped from a peak of 944,000 in the year to March 2023 to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, according to government figures.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/voters-across-…

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“the number of asylum seekers housed in so-called asylum hotels had also dropped, with a 35% year-on-year fall to 20,885 at the end of March.”

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“The number of nationals from outside the EU arriving for work-related reasons fell by 47% in 2025”

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The claim is corroborated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) provisional data and a news report, both stating a 47% fall in non-EU nationals arriving for work-related reasons in 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — The number of non-EU+ nationals arriving for work-related reasons fell by 47% in 2025, which was the main reason for the continued fall in net migration; in the same period, overall emigration fell sl…
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populati…

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web search NEUTRAL — The ONS says the main reason for the fall last year was a drop in non-EU nationals arriving for "work-related reasons", which was down 47%. In 2025, total long-term immigration was 813,000 - while emi…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgzjpd1jjgt

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“There has also been an 87% drop in the number of family members of international students granted permission to enter the UK since 2023.”

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“The number of people claiming asylum fell by 12% in the year ending 31 March, to 94,000”

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“Grant rates for initial asylum claims continued to fall, from 49% in the year to March 2025 to 39% in the year to March 2026.”

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“the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels fell by 9,800 in the first three months of 2026.”

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“An estimated 813,000 people immigrated to the UK, while 642,000 emigrated.”

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“the number of people being allowed to enter the UK by safe and legal routes has halved to 3,600.”

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