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    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Alf Dubs
      Refugee children must be exempted from cruel and punitive ban

      There is no evidence that including under-18s in the illegal migration bill’s block will deter them, but it will cause misery

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      EU immigration
      Sunak to urge European leaders to tackle irregular migration

      PM seeks unity on stemming flow of migrants but Moldova summit set to be dominated by Ukraine

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      UK immigration
      How reliable are the UK’s migration statistics?

      Analysts raise questions over the accuracy of latest official figures on which policymakers depend

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Labour stores up trouble over its plans to curb immigration

      Investment in skills is one part of the solution, but is unlikely to lead to meaningful reductions in numbers alone

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      UK immigration
      ‘We are all thinking about how to contribute’: Hongkongers boost Britain’s suburbs

      Immigration influx brings a highly skilled workforce that is eager to integrate

    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      News in-depthUK immigration
      Record migration is just one more broken promise riling Essex towns

      Attitudes have softened since Thurrock was one of the UK’s top Brexit-supporting districts

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Inside Politics
      The old cycle of British immigration policy is unwinding

      Why novelty (and the lack thereof) have a part to play in changing societal and political impacts following migration waves

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Brexit
      UK decision to bill EU nationals sparks tension with Brussels

      ‘Deep concerns’ expressed over move to force European residents to pay back benefits after government records error

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      French judges step up investigation into Channel migrant deaths in 2021

      Preliminary charges filed against five emergency service officials for not assisting people in danger

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Britain after Brexit
      The Tories are out of touch with voters when it comes to immigration Premium content

      Also in this week’s newsletter: a new poll shows two-thirds of voters believe leaving the EU has been a failure

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      UK immigration
      Britain’s record-high immigration — in charts

      The ONS’s net migration figure of 606,000 reflects hiring of healthcare workers and opening of humanitarian routes

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      UK immigration
      UK net immigration hits record high of 606,000

      Pressure mounts on Sunak but statistics agency says inflows are now stabilising

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Labour to tackle immigration by ending foreign workers’ lower pay

      Starmer accuses government of having lost control of surging net migration into the UK

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      OutlookCamilla Bell-Davies
      As jobless men flee abroad, Albanian women embrace new freedoms

      Facing the lowest wages and highest living costs in the Balkans, abandoned wives and mothers fend for themselves

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Partygate and a government crackdown on overseas students: old stories return anew

      Plus, UK net migration target is far removed from rest of government’s political aims

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The government must win trust on legal migration

      Rishi Sunak has to make the case for foreign workers where they are needed

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Home secretary to stop overseas students bringing family to UK

      Suella Braverman reveals package of measures aimed at reducing overall migration

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Reduced immigration demands do not align with realities of low funding

      The Conservative party needs to address issue of spending on skills and staffing

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Braverman in speeding saga as net migration row spills into open

      Allies attribute revelations to a smear against home secretary

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      News in-depthUK immigration
      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

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      UK immigration
      Sunak refuses to say what number of legal migrants would be ‘acceptable’

      Ministers signal they would put needs of the economy ahead of election manifesto commitment to cut total

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Sunder Katwala
      Taking control over migration will inevitably bring political pain

      Post-Brexit, the debate has shifted to distinct choices — on students, NHS workers and seasonal fruit-pickers

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      When Wizz Air wrecked the immigration stats

      The story of how a budget airline wrongfooted the ONS remains a cautionary data lesson

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      FT CollectionsTurkish general election 2023
      Kılıçdaroğlu vows to ‘send refugees home’ as he squares up to Erdoğan

      Turkish opposition candidate adopts darker tone ahead of second round of presidential election

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      UK immigration
      Sunak distances himself from Conservatives’ net migration pledge

      PM implicitly blames Johnson for government’s failure to meet immigration target

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