Net migration to UK rises to 260,000 in year to June

Net long-term migration to the United Kingdom was estimated to be 260,000 in the year ending June 2014, a statistically significant increase from 182,000 in the previous 12 months.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron had said he hoped to get net migration below 100,000 before the next general election in 2015.

Mr Cameron was expected to outline how he planned to reduce European immigration in a major speech in the near future.

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ONS: Release calendar: Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, November 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/migration-statistics-quarterly-report/november-2014/index.html

ONS: Browse By Theme: Population: Bulgarian and Romanian migration to the UK, 27.11.14 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/migration-statistics-quarterly-report/november-2014/sty-bulgarian-and-romanian-migration-to-the-uk.html

ESO: Background information: Theresa May downgrades Cameron pledge to reduce net migration http://www.europeansources.info/record/theresa-may-downgrades-cameron-pledge-to-reduce-net-migration/

ESO: Background information: David Cameron promises 'one last go' at EU migration curbs http://www.europeansources.info/record/david-cameron-promises-one-last-go-at-eu-migration-curbs/

ESO: Background information: Clegg backs curbs on EU migrant benefits http://www.europeansources.info/record/clegg-backs-curbs-on-eu-migrant-benefits/

Blog: Open Europe, 27.11.14: Will the new migration figures force the Tories to go one step further on free movement? http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/will-new-migration-figures-force-tories.html

Blog: Open Europe, 27.11.14: Why Cameron should stay clear of an 'emergency brake' on EU free movement http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/why-cameron-should-stay-clear-of.html

The Guardian, 27.11.14: [Opinion]: The immigration speech David Cameron should be giving http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/27/immigration-speech-david-cameron-migration-targets

The Guardian: Tag: Immigration and Asylum http://www.theguardian.com/uk/immigration

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 28.11.14: Perceptions and reality: Ten things we should know about attitudes to immigration in the UK http://bit.ly/1FxKr6A

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