According to data from UK's Office for National Statistics, between mid-2024 and mid-2025, approximately 7,000 Polish citizens arrived in the UK with the intention of long-term residence, while 25,000 left. "The arrival of hundreds of thousands of Poles changed the face of Great Britain, but now they are returning home en masse to enjoy a better life in their homeland, where taxes are low and there is an economic boom. Could there be more devastating proof of our decline?" asks the British newspaper "Daily Mail".
The UK economy is stagnating, and living standards are plummeting in cities plagued by crime and rising living costs.
The Daily Mail emphasizes that "from a British point of view, the reasons for this mass repatriation are depressing and shameful."
- Based on reporting by Wpolityce.
