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الخميس، 29 ديسمبر 2016

Brexit: Warning on migration if Britain stays in EU single market

Image copyright Reuters EU migration will not fall sharply if the UK stays in the single market, a pressure group has said.
If the UK kept market membership after Brexit, net migration from the EU was unlikely to drop below 155,000 a year in the medium term, compared to 189,000 now, Migration Watch said.
Market membership and migration control were incompatible, it claimed.
The government has not yet set out its negotiating objectives ahead of official Brexit talks.
Record numberTrade and migration are likely to be key sticking points when talks begin – expected to be in the spring.
Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated she wants limits on existing freedom of movement rules as part of the final deal.
This, ministers believe, would help the government in its broader objective of reducing net migration – the difference between the number of people settling in the UK and those leaving – to below 100,000 a year.
Overall net migration has been consistently higher than 300,000 in the la..

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الخميس، 1 ديسمبر 2016

Net migration stays near record high

Image copyright PA Net migration has stayed near record levels, standing at 335,000 in the year to June, the Office for National Statistics has said.
There was also a record number of EU citizens coming to live in Britain with the figure standing at 284,000.
Net migration – immigration minus emigration – was the second-highest number on record.
Immigration minister Robert Goodwill said the government was “committed to getting net migration down”.
The ONS says the net migration figure is similar to the previous year, although it was up slightly on the 12 months ending in March, when it stood at 326,000.
Immigration to the UK has also risen to a record level with 650,000 migrants in the year to June.
Net migration from the EU was the highest figure on record with the number standing at 189,000.
"An abject failure"Mr Goodwill said the British people had sent out a “clear message” they want more control on immigration and the government was committed to getting numbers down to..

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