As the latest figure from the ONS is about to drop - with predictions of a record high - we look back at the promises and policies around the thorny issue within Conservative ranks.
became the leading figure among Eurosceptics, making his mark on the political stage by demanding stronger controls on migration, especially from the EU where, as a member state, free movement allowed us to live and work in the bloc and for EU citizens to live and work in the UK.
But he said it was now time for the country to make the decision - placing himself staunchly on the Remain side. She had long taken a tough stance on immigration, having been home secretary for six years and the architect of the so-called"hostile environment" policy - aimed at catching out illegal immigrants, but positioning her as strict on all forms of migration.
In his leadership campaign, he promised to introduce an Australian-style points system to bring down net migration, specifically reducing the number of unskilled workers coming into the country. The country was facing shortages of lorry drivers, fruit pickers and butchers, problems with getting petrol, and questions over whether rules should be adjusted to allow more people to come to work in the UK.
Mr Johnson wrote to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, offering to work together to"avoid a repeat of [the] appalling tragedy" that had played out.This is what remained of the boat that capsized in the Channel and resulted in the deaths of 31 people in November 2021 The policy drew large amounts of criticism, and concerns it could go against human rights law, and while ministers pushed ahead with the plan, the numbers kept rising - a total of 45,000 crossed the Channel in 2022 - and no flights to Rwanda ever took place due to court challenges.
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