Net migration has dropped by two thirds in a year.

Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimate long-term net migration plummeted to 204,000 in the year to June. This is down from 649,000 the previous year, and will be seen as a boost for Keir Starmer .

Statisticians estimate that 898,000 people came to the UK in that time - down 401,000 from the 12 months before. And 693,000 people left the country over the same period.

Labour has pledged to bring net migration down. Last week Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled a shake-up on settlement rules that will see people with refugee status face reviews every 30 months.

Of the long-term migrants to the UK, around 75% - an estimated 670,000 people - were nationals of non-EU countries. Around 143,000 wer

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