SHOCK EXCLUSIVE : Almost 4 million EU27 nationals now live in the UK, not 3 million

We reveal the truth behind the latest EU official report

Credit: EU Commission

Freedom of movement has certainly benefited other EU citizens

On Tuesday the latest official report on ‘Mobility in Europe’ (Freedom of Movement) from the EU Commission’s statistics agency was released. It provides for shocking reading. The data shows that there were 3.9 million EU27 nationals living in the UK on 01 January 2018.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org has analysed the raw data on which the EU’s report is based and below we present our findings.

Brexit Facts4EU.org Summary

Almost 4 million EU27 nationals now live in the UK
This is one-third higher than the figure of 3 million used by most MPs and campaign groups
The UK has the highest number of EU citizens after Germany, which has a population 25% larger than the UK
The UK’s proportion of EU nationals is 70% higher than the EU average

Where do they come from?

Poles top the table at over 1 million
Romanians are second, with 416,000, despite only having Freedom of Movement to the UK in 2007

The numbers continue to grow

Despite the impression given by some commentators, the number of EU27 nationals in the UK has continued to rise since the 2016 Referendum. In May the ONS reported their estimate for 2018 to be a net increase of 74,000.

Although the EU’s report was published only this week, the data relates to populations on 01 January 2018 – over 18 months ago. Assuming that in the first half of this year the numbers entering the UK continued to grow, this would suggest that around 100,000 EU27 nationals should be added to the EU’s figures.

Observations

Official figures on population and immigration are notoriously unreliable, as we have stated in many previous articles.

That said, politicians have to use the latest official data and this is what we have provided above. We do not believe that the data represents the true picture – we believe the numbers to be higher. Our reasoning is based on the number of National Insurance numbers issued to EU27 nationals over the last three years, which indicates an EU27 population in the UK well in excess of four million.

Some might say that it doesn’t matter whether the official number is three or four million. We disagree. One of the three red lines for the EU in the Brexit negotiations was “citizens’ rights”. This was one of the issues they insisted be resolved before they would even begin to discuss the future relationship between the EU and the UK after Brexit.

The absurd demands they made – and which Mrs May and Olly Robbins agreed to – place enormous burdens on the UK. In fact, EU27 citizens and their families would have had superior rights to UK citizens, had the Withdrawal Agreement been passed. We think it should matter to MPs that the UK is talking about four million people, not three million.

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[ Sources: EU Commission official statistics agency Eurostat Jul 2019 | ONS latest immigration figures May 2019 ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

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1. barbara jell , Saturday, July 13, 2019, 07:23:

I knew with depressing certainty, that Freedom of Movement would be an absolute disaster for this country from the moment of its inception and that any benefit to us would be massively outweighed by the damage inflicted. Not just the enormous overall financial burden, the inevitable socio/economic tensions, the unsustainable strain on our infrastructure and services and the importation of many undesirable and dangerous individuals, whom we seem unable to deport thanks to EU Human Rights Laws. In addition to their burgeoning numbers the true numbers of illegal immigrants pouring into this country with virtual impunity makes it evident we are in a terrible mess which has seriously undermined the quality of life for the historic indigenous population and naturalised immigrants alike, not least with massive swathes of our country having been totally lost to us, with ghettoisation in many areas.
Tony Blair has much to answer for as we know, but his Government 'sent out search parties' to encourage this travesty to increase his 'client vote'. He then cynically introduced oppressive laws making it almost impossible to object or dissent without being labelled 'racist'. The misnamed Conservatives then perpetuated the misery by subscribing to these laws and also LIED to us pretending that they would reduce immigration in the full knowledge that they would be almost powerless to do so as a member of the EU.
Our treacherous Europhile Establishment has much to answer for and I hope that one day they will all be held to account for putting the interests of strangers and foreigners and a corrupt Federalist project before those of their own people whom they are supposed to represent.

2. L Jones , Saturday, July 13, 2019, 07:55:

Yet STILL, it seems, many Remainers think that ''freedom of movement'' has something to do with their being able to holiday in Spain or work in bar in Greece for the summer.

3. Sydney Ashurst , Saturday, July 13, 2019, 09:48:

In her January 2017 Brexit speech Theresa May said: In the last decade or so, we have seen record levels of net migration in Britain, and that sheer volume has put pressure on public services, like schools, stretched our infrastructure, especially housing, and put a downward pressure on wages for working class people. As home secretary for six years, I know that you cannot control immigration overall when there is free movement to Britain from Europe.
Housing is a prime example of the potential negative impacts of uncontrolled immigration that are not captured by economic analyses but which are widely felt by many every day.
The UK has a housing crisis because supply is insufficient for current population growth. Action to reduce significantly the level of net migration (which has averaged nearly 300,000 per year over since 2014) needs to be part of any solution to the housing crisis.
ONS statistics show that 90 per cent (or 1.1 million) of the rise of 1.2 million households in England between 2005 and 2015 can be attributed to additional households with a non-UK born head.
It has been projected by the ONS that immigration to England at current levels will generate the need to build one home every six minutes, night and day.
The relatively young age structure of the existing non-UK born population means this will also drive future household growth.
I leave you to comment on the PM's performance.

4. Not4EU, London , Saturday, July 13, 2019, 10:19:

The true number is probably closer to 5/6m, and that is without the 'nearly' EU, accession countries such as (currently) Albania, which like Bulgaria & Romania before them seem to have freedom of movement long before it's 'officially' allowed, obvious to those of us who live in places like London. Of course these millions, with the attendant stress on our infrastructure, incorporated into an 'official' population of 66m has far more impact that the 1.5m Brits into a 463m population, though they are largely in only a few countries.
One thing that needs to be done when we leave the EU is 'take back control' of our NHS (& benefits) system, which rely on the NI number, which is dished out like sweets at a kiddies party, allowing health & bennies for life. The NI number needs to be re-issued, with a prefix, suffix or range denoting 'status'. Those indigenous & permanently settled with provable taxes paid (if not born here), ie entitled, are the main category. Another would be those recently arrived, seasonal workers, and have not paid taxes for 5 years. This easily identifies those only eligible for A&E, allowing claim back from countries with reciprocal arrangements - something the 27 EU countries have no problem with & remove the 'problem' for front line staff. It would also remove many of those who came 'just for the NI number'over the years. It would not completely eliminate the abuse, but it is a start. The Irish have been doing it for years, and (speaking to people in other EU countries) has spread. It is a simple process to set up a 'courtesy' address (friend, relative, 'organisations') for all hospital, health, benefits correspondence in the UK. 'You' then just need to 'arrive' for the appointment/procedure.

5. tarien , Saturday, July 13, 2019, 10:45:

Excellently well put Barbara Jell- hit the nail on head with every point-I have said and publicsed as much for several years, mainly to deaf ears. As for T Blair, probably without exception the worst Traitor this nation as ever had the badfortune to endure and yet we continually see this evil man brought forward by the teacherousBBC/media to expound his obvious opaque views. Because of Blair our two sons had to endure two theartres of war, but thankfully and not to him, they came home intacked.

6. Adam Hiley , Saturday, July 13, 2019, 14:32:

yet Remoaners still put this ghastly organisation before their Own Nation Bliar Major Hammond Corbyn etc

7. kzb , Saturday, July 13, 2019, 17:43:

But non-EU immigration is bigger and has ALWAYS been in the UK's gift to control. They never have and they never will. Why do you think Brexit will make any difference?

8. Ashley Great Britain , Sunday, July 14, 2019, 07:01:

@kzb yes your right,and with non EU immigration our parliament has a lot to answer for. The forced EU immigration doesn't help,And they can now see that the country won't stand for it. Brexit is the biggest opportunity we have had in a generation to help ourselves and its only the beginning.

9. Elise, Newcastle , Sunday, July 14, 2019, 07:51:

Kzb, it sounds from this and from some of your previous comments I saw that in your opinion Brexit won't make much difference on anything. So why exactly are you so against it? Because in that case your point of view should be that Brexit might as well happen and nothing will change?

10. R. Ellison , Sunday, July 14, 2019, 10:17:

As a Nation we have got to stop apologising for breathing. All this 'so sorry, our fault, for being a progressive, exploring, educated, trading nation setting up an Empire. Hit me! Sure, I'll pay you loads for the bad boys and girls we were in Victorian times.' What a load of tosh. Many in countries like India have a lot to thank Britain for; we gave them a working system of government, a health service, an education system and .... don't forget, a Democracy. What some African countries have done with their self rule since, is 100% down to them. We must stop this negativity and degradation of our Nation, expressed even by some of our own corrupt political classes, and stand up for ourselves. The days of self flagellation are over. And that includes stopping the ruination of our country by uncontrolled immigration. If you don't speak our language, don't have any qualifications that we need, then we will not even give you a work Visa or access into the UK. . If you do, it is a Visa only you get, not a change of nationality. Simple.

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