IMMIGRATION is creating a strain on public services, a top official at the UK’s fiscal watchdog has warned. Economist David Miles said the country’s reliance on overseas workers “could not be… ...

Voters are becoming increasingly frustrated by high immigration numbers, which many argue have strained public services and intensified ethnic tensions in some parts of the country.

U.K. Catholic social justice charity Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS UK) was also critical of the government bill for what it says is “punishing” refugees.

The party hopes it will counter the threat from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, which inflicted heavy losses on Labour in the local elections, partly blamed on a failure to tackle immigration.

New UK immigration bill ‘punishes’ refugees, say Catholic bishops and Jesuit Refugee Service Crowds at a town hall meeting on immigration in Los Angeles, January 2014. | Credit: Photo courtesy ...

However, a 2018 report by the MAC assessing the impact of EU immigration found that new arrivals contributed “much more” to the health services and social care than they consumed.

The Liberal Democrats’ immigration policy Invest in services to tackle smuggling, trafficking and modern slavery Replace Conservatives’ salary threshold for visas with ‘merit-based’ system ...

The UK government's new immigration rules, effective July 22, 2025, raise skills and salary thresholds for Skilled Worker visas, impacting sectors relying on overseas labor. Employers must act ...