Britain
saw the largest fall in net migration ever
recorded in the year following the EU
referendum, with over three-quarters of the decrease accounted for by EU
citizens.
Official figures show that net long-term migration to the
UK has fallen by 106,000 to just 230,000 in the 12 months to June 2017 - down
from 336,000 in June 2016.
EU
net migration fell by 82,000 to 107,000, which was described as a "statistically
significant" drop, the Office for National Statistics said.
The figures show a 29 per cent rise in EU
citizens leaving the UK up a quarter, rising to 123,000 - with 43,000 of these
people revealing that they were returning home.
Statisticians
said the figures indicate net
migration has returned to levels seen in 2014 following a peak in the middle
of last year.
The
figures show the lower level of EU net migration is driven by a fall in the
numbers arriving and a rise in
emigration....
