According to British media reports, the increase in immigration to Britain, despite Brexit, through the flow of skilled labour from both Asia and Africa contributes to closing staffing shortages.
Companies are reportedly benefiting from the new post-Brexit immigration system to bring in IT professionals, nurses and accountants.
While the number of European migrants has declined in recent years, this has been offset by a significant increase in migrants from other parts of the world.
Contrary to some preliminary projections, after exiting the EU Britain saw an increase in migration.
According to official statistics released on Thursday, net migration rose to 606 thousand in the year to December 2022. The figure exceeds its previous post-war high of 504 thousand migrants in the year to June last year – and comes despite the Tory manifesto’s commitment for the year 2019 to « lower overall immigration figures. »
