The exodus of UK citizens is being driven by tens of thousands of Eastern Europeans moving home after gaining citizenship or taking British partners with them, according to reports.

Poland and Romania recorded the highest increase in Britons arriving in the past four years, according to Times analysis of United Nations data.

In total, central and eastern European countries reported 104,150 British people among their populations.

Bangladesh and Malta also had large increases in the number of UK citizens migrating to their countries between 2020 and 2024.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described the fall in net migration to the lowest annual figure since 2021 as a “step in the right direction”.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics found a total of 992,000 British ci

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