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    Rishi Sunak facing Tory revolt over record immigration figures

    by Archie Mitchell and Adam Forrest Nov 23, 2023 5 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Rishi Sunak was facing a major Tory rebellion after net migration to the UK soared to a record high.

    Senior MPs blasted the “embarassing” immigration figures and called on the prime minister to “urgently” bring in measures to bring overall numbers down.

    Official figures showed net migration in 2022 hit 745,000, a huge upward revision from an earlier estimate of 606,000.

    And the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that in the year to June, a total of 1.2 million people arrived to live in the UK, leaving overall net migration at 672,000.

    The figures mean the population of England and Wales is now growing at the fastest rate since 1962.

    Former business secretary Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said he was “embarrassed” about the

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