Net migration to UK falls by nearly 70 per cent in a year

New figures suggest that net migration in the UK has fallen to 204,000 – its lowest levels for five years. Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving long-term into the country and the number of people leaving.

And the figures show asylum seekers now make up a bigger proportion of the net migration figure.

In an exclusive interview, a Home Office insider who processes claims has described a work culture there which is hobbled by low morale and high staff sickness.