yesterday was an astonishing 600,000, but the migration observatory from oxford are predicting that evenstill be pushing 300,000 a year more more than before the brexit vote. well, dr. mike jones is executive director of migration . executive director of migration. watch the 600,000 figure. mike was a huge figure , partly was a huge figure, partly because of people coming refugees from hong kong, ukraine, etcetera . but we're ukraine, etcetera. but we're also told huge numbers of students are coming to the united kingdom . some suggestions united kingdom. some suggestions they shouldn't be included added in the net migration figures because there seems to be an assumption amongst our political class that all these students , class that all these students, once they finish, go home. but they don't really do they know so well. >> obviously students have to be included in the net migration figures because of population pressures on on housing, on infrastructure, on public services. so it's right. and proper that they are included in the statistics mix in terms of leaving the country . the l

yesterday was an astonishing 600,000, but the migration observatory from oxford are predicting that evenill be pushing 300,000 a year more more than before the brexit vote. well, dr. mike jones is executive director of migration . executive director of migration. watch the 600,000 figure. mike was a huge figure , partly was a huge figure, partly because of people coming refugees from hong kong, ukraine, etcetera . but we're ukraine, etcetera. but we're also told huge numbers of students are coming to the united kingdom . some suggestions united kingdom. some suggestions they shouldn't be included added in the net migration figures because there seems to be an assumption amongst our political class that all these students , class that all these students, once they finish, go home. but they don't really do they know so well. >> obviously students have to be included in the net migration figures because of population pressures on on housing, on infrastructure, on public services. so it's right. and proper that they are included in the statistics mix in terms of leaving the country . the lea

predictions by migration observatory . we by migration observatory.ple moving to the uk will not fall below 300,000 a year for the rest of this decade. >> yes, these figures mean immigration numbers to the uk would remain the same level as before the brexit referendum, and this is despite the prime minister calling last year's figures too high. >> foreign secretary is on >> the foreign secretary is on peace watch in the balkans today. he's attending a summit in albania aimed at maintaining stability in that region . stability in that region. executive director of migration watch uk, dr. mike jones joins us now. and mike, politically, this is terribly bad news for well, whoever is going to be the sitting government, particularly the conservatives, who have said that getting migration down is a main aim for them . main aim for them. >> yes, indeed. and i have enormous respect for the authors of the report. madeleine sumption and alan manning. they both try to approach the issue in the most dispassionate way possible . but actually, i possible. but actua

the migration observatory at the university of oxford and the london school of economics say going fonnarddriven by international students. executive director of migration watch , dr. mike jones says the watch, dr. mike jones says the protection projections are overly optimistic . overly optimistic. >> i'd be surprised if the net migration figures came below 300,000 simply because they assume that student emigration will remain at around 80. but robert jenrick has said that the number of people staying here long term is around 40. and he gets that data from the database. there are also assumptions about asylum levels remaining the same as they are now, but i would question that the justice secretary is planning to send more foreign prisoners home to ease pressure on the system . on the system. >> alex chalk will set out a range of reforms for england and wales later which could bring fonnard legislation that would allow prisoners to be held overseas. that's a move that's been already taken by belgium and nonnay. the plans also include sending fewer low level offenders to prison . this is g

the migration observatory at the university of oxford and the london school of economics say going fonnard figure will largely be driven by internal students executive di rector internal students executive director of migration watch dr. mike jones says the projections are overly optimistic . are overly optimistic. >> i'd be surprised if the net migration figures came below 300,000. i'd simply because they assume that student emigration will remain at around 80. but robert jenrick has said that the number of people staying here long term is around 40. and he gets that data from the database. there are also assumptions about asylum levels remaining the same as they are now, but i would question that justice secretary is planning to send more foreign prisoners home to ease pressure on the system . to ease pressure on the system. >> alex schalk will set out a range of reforms for england and wales later, which could bring fonnard legislation that would allow prisoners to be held overseas. it's a move that's already been taken by belgium and nonnay . the plans also and nonnay. the plans also i

well a new report from the migration observatory has suggested that net migration in britain is unlikelyit levels. this decade, while significant part of last year was because of ukraine and hong kong are laudable cause in my view, even as these numbers subside in the next few years, our net figures are expected to stay at about 300,000. to give you some context, that's about a third of the population of somerset every yean the population of somerset every year. so can we cope with this level of migration and is it democratic when it's been voted against so consistently? paul you know , the mood of the you know, the mood of the conservative party better than almost anybody else. our conservative voters are going to put up with this level of net migration, even when they've been promised a long time migration, even when they've been much sed a long time migration, even when they've been much lower a long time migration, even when they've been much lower levels.; time now, much lower levels. >> well, first of all, i'm not quite sure we know where these figures are going because you we woul

but the migration observatory at the university of oxford and the london school of economics say goingnnard the figure will be largely driven by international students . you're international students. you're with gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> thanks for that, polly. well hello everybody. i've missed you. whilst i have been away and what a week . it has been what a week. it has been horrendous stuff going on the world over. so it seems delighted to have a new face to my panel to help dissect and debate some of the goings on. matthew goodwin is a professor of politics and international relations at the university of kent and joe phillips, a political commentator . and also political commentator. and also from kent exactly . from kent exactly. >> we probably came on the same train, but didn't see each. >> you didn't know each other? you were strangers on the way. strangers a train. not on the strangers on a train. not on the way, lord. yes. there you g

ukraine and arrivals from hong kong contributing to those numbers , the migration numbers, the migration observatoryth saying going fonnard that figure will largely be driven by international students . but the executive students. but the executive director of migration watch, dr. mike jones, says the projections are overly optimistic . are overly optimistic. >> i'd be surprised if the net migration figures came below 300,000 simply because they assume that student emigration . assume that student emigration. will remain at around 80. but robert jenrick has said that the number of people staying here long term is around 40. and he gets that that data from the database . yes, there are also database. yes, there are also assumptions about asylum levels remaining the same as they are now. but i would question that dr. mike jones speaking there. >> you're with gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news channel . this is britain's news channel. >> welcome back. in the last half hour, prime

data analysis by the migration observatory has found that nine out of ten migrants speak english well justice select committee, telling the times newspaper braverman's rhetoric was excessive and unhelpful. so do we really need to be worried about migrants integrating into society? well pretty society? well he's pretty unhelpful, when unhelpful, isn't he? when the tories are getting tories are just getting themselves i'm going themselves together? i'm going to you, danny kelly. to start with you, danny kelly. mike 54, he's mike powell, who's 54, he's a first generation indian lad, british indian sikh, and british indian lad, a sikh, and his has obviously been in his father has obviously been in this country years. this country over 54 years. >> father cannot string >> his father cannot string a sentence together in english. i cannoti sentence together in english. i cannot i cannot speak. i can't converse with my pals, dad. and i think that's a real shame. getting back to whether you need to if you if you can't speak the language, how are you supposed to my dad to integrate now, my pals