Net migration hits highest level on record
Net migration to Britain was an estimated 330,000 in the year to March - the highest figure on record, official figures have confirmed.
The numbers: UK net migration hits an all-time high
New figures from the Office for National Statistics for the year to March 2015 have revealed that net migration to Britain is at a record high.
636,000
people immigrated to the UK up 84,000 from the previous year.
330,000
The difference in the number of people entering and the number leaving the UK.
10,000
The amount above the previous highest figure on record - 320,000 for the year ending June 2005.
Fifth
consecutive quarterly rise raises new questions about Tories' aim to bring the number below 100,000.
183,000
The net migration of EU citizens that arrived in Britain was up 53,000.
307,000
Migrated from the UK, the lowest figure since comparable records began in 2005, 132,000 were British
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