Irregular migration into UK and large European countries is same as 2008, research shows

Despite hostile political discourse about migrants, the numbers are steady, at less than 1% of total population

The number of irregular migrants living in the UK and other large European countries has not changed for years despite hostile political discourse about migrants overwhelming the continent, according to researchers.

Migration researchers from 18 of the world's leading universities and research organisations including the University of Oxford have released the public database as part of the MIrreM project, which measures irregular migration.