Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart

An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitmentKeir Starmer’s response to the 69% plunge in net migration revealed in official figures last week was to remark: “That’s a step in the right direction.”Describing a reduction of more than two-thirds of any indicator in a single year as a “step” would be a creative use of statistics, putting it kindly. Continue reading...