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Migration to UK from EU falls to lowest level for four years

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Author: Rajeev Syal and Lisa O’Carroll

The number of people moving to the UK from EU countries has fallen to the lowest level for four years, according to official figures.

Data from the Office for National Statistics released on Monday showed net long-term migration to the UK from the EU was 101,000 in 2017 – the lowest level since the year ending March 2013.

The figures showed the government remains a long way from meeting its “objective” to cut overall net migration to the tens of thousands, but the continuing downward trend will concern business leaders and employers, who have claimed the drop in immigration is costing the economy billions of pounds a year.

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