(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Net migration to Britain reached 318,000 in 2014, its highest level since 2005, official data showed on Thursday, a political setback for Prime Minister David Cameron who has pledged to reduce the figure to less than 100,000 annually, according to Reuters.
The Office for National Statistics data showed a net 318,000 people moved to Britain in 2014, against 209,000 in 2013. It called the rise 'a statistically significant increase,' saying it was just below a previous peak of 320,000 in 2005.
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