Net migration figures due on Thursday are predicted to drop to pre-Bexit levels of about 300,000, according to a thinktank.

British Future, which calculated the drop in overall migration, also found that most Britons remain unaware of the falling numbers, and expect the figures to rise or stay the same.

Last week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said its updated estimates, which include a more accurate count of emigration by British nationals, showed a higher and earlier peak in net migration of 944,000 in the year to March 2023. It had previously estimated that net migration peaked at 906,000 in the year to 30 June 2023.

Using new methodology, the figures show cumulative net migration over the period from 2021 to 2024 was about 97,000 lower than previously thought.

The ONS

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