Geography class: Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 745,000

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Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 745,000

• Explain the factors contributing to the increase in non-EU immigration to the UK

• With reference to the graph ‘People arriving to work and their dependants make up a rising share of migrants’ examine the changing reasons for migrating to the UK

• Examine the impact of Brexit on the pattern of immigration in the UK since 2016

• Discuss the implications of the UK’s reliance on foreign workers in light of an ageing population

Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun