Record Migration to UK Strains Government Pledges

Net migration to Britain reached record levels in 2022 with 606,000 people arriving in the country.
The increase in migration was driven by people coming to the UK from non-EU countries for work, study, and humanitarian purposes.
The figures will put pressure on the UK government, which has promised to reduce arrivals despite the strain on public services.
The government has been criticized for its hardline rhetoric against refugees and asylum-seekers crossing the English Channel on small boats.
The surge in immigration has stirred tensions in the government, which is divided on how to manage migration policy.