Warning of fresh economic hit as Brexit accelerates UK brain drain'

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"The UK's faltering economy risks worsening due to a steep fall in the number of people moving to the UK for work, exacerbated by Brexit, experts have warned. Following a warning that the UK is already experiencing a dangerous brain drain of some of the UK's brightest and best, fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed nine out of 10 Brits emigrating in the year to June were of working age."

Independent journalists operate across topics from reproductive rights to climate change and technology, investigating financial and political forces and producing documentaries that spotlight campaigning women. Donations enable continued on-the-ground reporting, allow journalists to present multiple perspectives, and keep reporting free and accessible without paywalls. The UK's economy faces risks from a steep fall in workers moving to the country, with many emigrants of working age and warnings of a brain drain of skilled people. Economists and the OECD link falling migration and slowing labour productivity to downgraded growth forecasts and weaker economic outlooks.

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