- Annual net migration to the UK likely to have at least doubled pre-Brexit levels, reaching a new record.
- Record largely due to government policy choices, including liberalisation of visa regime for skilled workers.
- Post-Covid surge in international students and refugees from Ukraine and Hong Kong also contributed.
- Advocates of much lower migration accuse government of using asylum system and Channel crossings to divert attention.
- Experts believe policy changes under discussion would be relatively minor and would not resolve record backlogs in asylum system.
UK net migration has more than doubled from pre-Brexit levels, figures set to show
Data for 2022 is due out in the coming week and analysts expect it to set a new record
William Wallis
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