{"id":345690,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-massive-drop-in-net-migration-to-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:31","slug":"whats-behind-the-massive-drop-in-net-migration-to-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-massive-drop-in-net-migration-to-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s behind the massive drop in net migration to the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XdtTPf_Yqo4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's behind the massive drop in net migration to the UK?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XdtTPf_Yqo4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister insists he is &quot;getting on and delivering&quot; as net migration has fallen to the lowest level since 2012, excluding the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer told ITV News he is &quot;really proud&quot; of the progress the government has made on migration, waiting lists and economic growth &#8211; but refused to answer questions about his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The PM denied the good news was &quot;too little too late&quot; saying, &quot;this is really good delivery.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is really significant, so I&#8217;m very, very pleased, all of those figures are good news, taken together they&#8217;re a very strong package,&quot; he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prime minister insists he is &quot;getting on and delivering&quot; as net migration has fallen to the lowest level since 2012, excluding the pandemic. 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