Immigration levels to the UK from non-EU countries hits record levels
Figures have been released by the Office for National Statistics
The number of people moving to the UK long-term from non-EU countries is at its highest level on record, according to the latest estimates.
In the year to September, immigration from non-EU countries hit 379,000 - the highest it has ever been since records began in 1975 when it was 93,000.
Net migration from outside the EU - the balance between the number of people entering and leaving the country - is also at its highest level (250,000) since 2004 when it peaked at 265,000, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
Meanwhile, EU net migration stood at 64,000, slightly higher but broadly similar to the 57,000 recorded a year earlier.
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