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Rejoining EU ‘could increase net migration by 200,000’
The Telegraph ^ | October 4, 2026 | Charles Hymas

Posted on 10/04/2026 1:52:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Rejoining the European Union could increase net migration by more than 200,000, according to analysis by Reform UK.

Modelling by Nigel Farage’s party suggests that the restoration of free movement from the EU could push net migration over 500,000, more than 200,000 above the official estimates by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Net migration, the number entering the UK minus those leaving, stood at 171,000 at the end of last year, down from a peak of 944,000 for the year ending December 2023.

Reform’s analysis claimed that increases in migration from the EU if the UK were to rejoin would more than compensate for a 60 per cent decline in the number of foreign workers from non-EU countries.

The modelling comes after Andy Burnham last week said he wanted to review all the options on the UK’s relationship with the EU, from maintaining the status quo to “going all the way” and rejoining the bloc.

However, Mr Farage, the Reform leader, said: “This is Brexit betrayal writ large. Burnham wants to open the borders to nearly half a billion people with no way of controlling who enters the country. It’s clear that Open Borders Burnham doesn’t care about the British public’s concerns about immigration.”

The Reform modelling recalculated net migration from 2021 to 2025 as if Brexit had not happened, assuming a higher influx of migrants from the EU and a lower number from non-EU countries. This meant net migration was 425,000 higher over the five years than post-Brexit reality.

The model suggested it stood at 375,000 for the year ending December 2025, some 204,000 higher than the current figure of 171,000.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: European Union; France; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; france; riversofblood; unitedkingdom; zombieapocalypse

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1 posted on 10/04/2026 1:52:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Brits need more new folks in the realm.


2 posted on 10/04/2026 1:56:07 PM PDT by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
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Yeah, 200,000 more middle easterns.. That’ll finish them


3 posted on 10/04/2026 1:57:23 PM PDT by tje (Only thing worse than climate change is the government trying to fix it.)
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> Rejoining the European Union could increase net migration by more than 200,000 <

No worries, British Deep State. Simply squeeze more money out of this poor old English gentleman. There’s no 1A or 2A in the UK. So he’ll just take whatever sh!t sandwich you serve him.


4 posted on 10/04/2026 2:00:59 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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The EU is dying…..best to let England and even better let the financial basket case Ukraine join up! It will hasten their demise.
The EU is getting very suicidal, best to put them out of their misery quickly.


5 posted on 10/04/2026 2:01:35 PM PDT by delta7
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The EU is dying…..best to let England and even better let the financial basket case Ukraine join up!

It'll happen quickly. I thought that the EU will collapse by 2050.

But now? I think that is too late. Maybe by 2040.

6 posted on 10/04/2026 2:03:09 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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“Come on down.”
——Announcer Johnny Olson on The Price Is Right.


7 posted on 10/04/2026 2:29:28 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: rktman

2 days ago it was more than 3 times that number. They spinning it downward now , in a few days they have down to just a few hundred.


8 posted on 10/04/2026 3:10:19 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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