Record number of Americans seeking UK residency, says Home Office

Nearly 2,000 applications for British citizenship submitted since January, when Donald Trump took office

During the 12 months leading up to March, more than 6,000 US citizens have applied to either become British subjects or to live and work in the country indefinitely - the highest number since comparable records began in 2004, according to data released on Thursday by the UK's Home Office.

Over the period, 6,618 Americans applied for British citizenship - with more than 1,900 of the applications received between January and March, most of which has been during the beginning of Donald Trump's second US presidency.