Claim: Migration has amounted to 80% of UK population growth.
Fact-check: Migration drives the majority of UK population growth—exactly how much is debatable - Full Fact
Verdict: this combines a rough estimate of both migration to and from the uk and children born to immigrant parents. without counting children, migration directly accounts for 60% of uk population growth since 2000.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2020-01-15T00:00:00