Record migrant figures fuel new Tory row as Rishi Sunak faces anger from the Right

Record migrant figures fuel new Tory row as Rishi Sunak faces anger from the Right

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ishi Sunak faced a growing storm on Thursday after immigration to Britain hit a record of nearly 1.2 million last year, according to official figures.

They showed that 925,000 out of the total of 1,163,000 were non-EU nationals after the UK quit the European Union. Once emigration of 557,000 is taken into account, net migration was also at a record high of 606,000 in 2022.