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- Britons emigrated a record 257,000 in the past year, well above the Office for National Statistics' 77,000 estimate.
- Net emigration peaked at 116,000 since last year's general election.
- Shadow home secretary Chris Philp attributed the trend to Labour's tax increases under Keir Starmer.
- Migration from the European Union fell below 100,000 for the first time since 2003.
