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Immigration – what’s the true story?
The Â鶹Éç's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins has been investigating the net migration figures for Panorama to work out who's coming to the UK and why.
In recent years, net migration to the UK has reached a record high. That’s despite promises made in the wake of Brexit that the number of people coming into the UK would come down. But at the same time, we sometimes hear that more workers from overseas are needed to fill vacant jobs here. It can be a confusing picture – with political posturing making it hard to get to grips with the numbers. The Â鶹Éç’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins has investigated the latest figures on immigration for the Panorama programme and explains what he's discovered in this episode of 5 Questions On.
