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Immigration: The UK’s Record Rise
Ros Atkins explores how net migration to the UK has hit record levels, when the government promised in the wake of Brexit that immigration would be lower.
Over the past couple of years, net migration to the UK has hit record levels. So how has that happened, when the government promised in the wake of Brexit that immigration would be lower? Ros Atkins crunches the numbers and explores the political choices behind them. He meets the people running businesses who say they need immigration, and those who say the UK can’t sustain the current numbers.
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Sun 31 Mar 202416:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Ros Atkins |
| Producer | Joseph McAuley |
| Director | Joseph McAuley |
| Executive Producer | Adam Grimley |
| Commissioning Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 25 Mar 202420:00BBC One except Wales, Wales HD & Nightlight
- Mon 25 Mar 202420:30BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 30 Mar 202401:00
- Sat 30 Mar 202405:30
- Sat 30 Mar 202418:30BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
- Sun 31 Mar 202403:30
- Sun 31 Mar 202411:30
- Sun 31 Mar 202416:30