Long-term net migration to Britain fell by almost a half in 2024 compared to a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, as fewer people arrived on work and study visas following rule changes aimed at cutting the number of arrivals. The Office for National Statistics said data showed net migration – an estimate of…
Britain is talking with several countries to host rejected asylum seekers as they wait to be deported, the UK prime minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Kier Starmer said on a visit to Albania that the “return hub” concept was a “really important innovation” that could more effectively tackle irregular migration. He did not name the…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday unveiled a tough new set of policy measures, including doubling the wait time for migrants seeking citizenship from five to 10 years, to ensure immigration figures fall significantly over the next five years. Addressing a press conference from Downing Street ahead of the Labour Party government’s much-anticipated Immigration…