Net migration to Britain falls slightly to 327,000 in year to March

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LONDON, Dhu-AlQa'dah 22, 1437, August 25, 2016, SPA -- Net migration to Britain reached 327,000 in the year to March 2016, a fall of 9,000 on the previous year, official data showed on Thursday, the first to be released since a June 23 vote to leave the European Union, Reuters reported. Prime Minister Theresa May has said the result of the EU membership referendum, in which immigration was a key part of the debate, was a message from British voters that they wanted to see fewer people coming into the country. She has repeated a 2010 pledge made by predecessor David Cameron that the government wants to reduce yearly net migration to the tens of thousands, a level she has described as "sustainable". Net migration from the European Union was estimated to be 180,000 in the year to March, down 4,000 from the previous year, the Office for National Statistics said. --SPA 12:07 LOCAL TIME 09:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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