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'Brain drain' fears as figures reveal far more have left UK
Liverpool Echo
|November 19, 2025
New figures show that more UK nationals than thought are heading out of the country to live in places like Dubai
FEARS the UK is in the grips of a 'brain drain' escalated yesterday after fresh data revealed more than three times as many British nationals left the UK last year than officials thought.
According to revisions made by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 257,000 Britons left the UK in 2024, over 250% more than the earlier estimate of 77,000.
The ONS changed its methods for calculating overall immigration from a collection method that relied on polling, to one that used Britons' use of public authorities and organisations.
This story is from the November 19, 2025 edition of Liverpool Echo.
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