Oxford University experts predict that the figures
will confirm the population landmark has been reached, with one in eight UK
residents born abroad.
The Office for National Statistics bulletin is also
likely to show net migration is at a record high. It follows years of migrants
flooding in because of Labour’s open-door border policy, which the last
coalition government failed to stem.
The shock figures do not include numbers for illegal
immigrants.
Ukip blamed the EU freedom of movement rules for
Britain’s soaring foreign population.
The party’s migration spokesman Steven Woolfe said:
“These numbers show the impact of uncontrolled EU migration on our
country.
