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Brexit was supposed to limit immigration, it did the opposite

Alan Manning

Being able to control immigration from the EU became one of the defining issues of the Vote Leave campaign. While Brexit has meant the end of free movement from the EU, immigration to the UK has since risen to record levels. Alan Manning explains what happened.

22 June 2026

LSE British Politics

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/brexit-10-brexit-was-supposed-to-limit-immigration-it-did-the-opposite/

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