EPISODE · Jan 28, 2025 · 3 MIN
Gail Downey: UK Correspondent on the UK's population being expected to increase over next 7 years
from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB
The UK’s population is set to skyrocket. Net migration is expected to increase the population to 72.5 million in the next seven years – an addition of almost ten million people. UK Correspondent Gail Downey told Andrew Dickens the statistics also reveal that almost 5 million people are leaving the country to live elsewhere. She says the government wants to bring down the high migration levels, but won't put an arbitrary cap on the number of people coming in. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Gail Downey: UK Correspondent on the UK's population being expected to increase over next 7 years
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