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Government fails in bid to slash net migration

The Government has officially failed to deliver on its pledge to slash net migration to the tens of thousands before the general election as the last batch of official figures before May 7 revealed another surge in arrivals.

There was a net flow of 298,000 migrants to the UK in the year to September, equal to the population of a city roughly the size of Nottingham and up from 210,000 in the previous 12 months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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55% of Brits believe immigration negatively impacts NHS

More than half of Britons believe immigration has a negative impact on the NHS, according to a new ComRes/ITV News poll.

More than half of Brits say immigration negatively impacts the NHS. Credit: PA Wire

About 55% of those questioned said immigration had a detrimental effect on the health service, while 40% claimed it had a negative impact on the economy.

However, most Britons (44%) said immigration has no impact on their ability to find a job and did not effect them personally (51%).

The results come after official figures showed net migration had increased to 298,000 in the year to September - despite the Government pledging to cut numbers to the "tens of thousands" by the general election.

ComRes interviewed 2,059 British adults online between February 20 and 22 as part of the poll.

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