UK net migration dropped to an estimated 171,000 last year, the lowest level since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.The figures for the 12 months to December are down 48% compared with the previous year (331,000), according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).It is the first time the estimate - which is the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country - has fallen below 200,000 since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.

UK net migration dropped to an estimated 171,000 last year, the lowest level since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.The figures for the 12 months to December are down 48% compared with the previous year (331,000), according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).It is the first time the estimate - which is the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country - has fallen below 200,000 since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.