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Fact check: More people leave than arrive on current youth mobility schemes

Current schemes, which are mainly with countries with smaller populations, might not accurately predict how future schemes will perform.

The Independent UK

UK ministers draw up law to fast-track removal of migrants arriving from ‘safe’ countries

Disclosure comes as calm weather and fuller boats leading to more Channel arrivals, Home Office says

The Guardian - UK

Migrants Crossing Channel To UK In 2024 Soar By 25 Percent

36RU3N2 The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings.

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Plummeting visa numbers threaten extra strain on NHS, Labour warned

PLUMMETING visa numbers have sparked a warning that falling levels of migration could put further strain on the struggling NHS.

The National (Scotland)

Can Labour repair the United Kingdom’s fragmented asylum system?

One of the challenges facing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government is reforming a costly and dysfunctional asylum system. Rob McNeil, deputy director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, spoke to FRANCE 24 on the new government’s possible next steps to address record levels of irregular migration…

France 24

Election 2024: the UK’s migration situation in five charts

Migration tends to be discussed as a monolithic issue. But it is a complex suite of processes, including the movements of highly skilled workers such as doctors, scientists, and Premier League footballers, as well as lower-paid workers like carers and seasonal fruit pickers.

The Conversation

What are the UK's family and work visa rules?

The Government announced its new strategy in December 2023 - but is it about to change again?

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Nearly 2.6 million migrants in UK without welfare safety net, research finds

Number of people on visas with no right to access welfare rises by over one million in two years

The Independent UK

UK net migration will start falling to pre-Brexit levels, analysis shows

Students and recent arrivals will begin to return and current record figure of 606,000 will be halved in coming years

The Guardian - UK

UK net migration unlikely to fall below pre-Brexit figures, say experts

But figures are likely to fall sharply from the current record high over the coming years, according to the Migration Observatory.

The Independent UK

UK risks becoming reliant on overseas care workers, report warns

Analysis suggests demand for foreign staff has left care homes and NHS open to ‘vulnerabilities’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and Braverman must look beyond borders to resolve net immigration row

Home secretary’s proposal to cut work visas likely to exacerbate post-Brexit staff shortages in low-wage industries

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