“1 in 8” people is around 12% of the population – but people born overseas make up 16% of the UK. This was particularly true of the paper’s front-page splash on Friday, August 1, which read “1 in 8 of all prisoners were born overseas”. One in two builders are born overseas, as is one in three doctors, one in five academics and one in six nurses. But the Times may wish to be a little cautious about reminding its readership about the criminal behaviour of those born overseas. Johnson then went on to admit a criminal offence while prime minister under Covid rules he himself passed.

Source: The Times August 05, 2025 09:29 UTC