Home Business news Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart

Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart

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An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment

Keir Starmer’s response to the 69% plunge in net migration revealed in official figures last week was to remark: “That’s a step in the right direction.”

Describing a reduction of more than two-thirds of any indicator in a single year as a “step” would be a creative use of statistics, putting it kindly.

Continue reading…An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitmentKeir Starmer’s response to the 69% plunge in net migration revealed in official figures last week was to remark: “That’s a step in the right direction.”Describing a reduction of more than two-thirds of any indicator in a single year as a “step” would be a creative use of statistics, putting it kindly. Continue reading…