Young People Leave UK At Faster Rate Than Other Ages

Young people are leaving the UK at a faster rate than any other age group, official figures have revealed.

The Office for National Statistics data showed that net migration – the number of people arriving in Britain minus those leaving – plummeted from 649,000 to 204,000 in the 12 months to the end of June this year.

Overall, 693,000 people left the UK over the same period – the largest exodus of people from the country in more than 100 years.

Keir Starmer described the statistics as “a step in the right direction” as Labour tries to keep its pre-election pledge to reduce immigration.

But Labour’s critics raised the alarm on social media about the fact that nearly 180,000 British nationals aged between 16 and 30 left the UK in the year to March.

Over the same period, 21,000 under-16s