Minister points to arrivals from Ukraine and Hong Kong as government sources confirm record increase is expected
Grant Shapps has stressed the importance of post-Brexit controls on work visas after government sources confirmed that ministers are braced for a record increase in immigration figures this month.
Reports have suggested that official data will show net immigration of between 650,000 and 997,000 fuelled by a rise in non-EU immigration from people entering the UK to work and study. Sources have told the Guardian that “the high end” of these figures is unlikely, but that there has been a significant rise.
