Net migration from outside Europe rose to 205,000 during the year, masking the fall from inside the EU. The decrease in EU net migration has also been partly driven by a 28,000 increase in the number of EU27 nationals returning home to live in the 12 months to September. Nicola White, the ONS head of migration statistics, said: “The figures also show that non-EU net migration is now larger than EU net migration, mainly due to the large decrease in EU net migration over the last year. No deal Britain leaves with no trade deal, meaning that all trade is governed by World Trade Organization rules. The annual net migration figure of 244,000 remains more than double the official government target of below 100,000.

Source: The Guardian February 22, 2018 10:21 UTC