Emily Carver has unleashed a heated rant over Britain's migration figures, coining the phrase "super-duper immigration" to describe what she views as an excessive in migrant crossings.
The host's response came as she and colleague Tom Harwood debated the timeline and scale of migration to the UK, after unprecedented figures of small boat crossings have emerged.
Speaking on GB News, Tom Harwood said: "We've had sky-high migration for at least the last three years."
Co-host Emily chimed in: "Since 1997, I would argue."
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Tom replied: "We've had high migration since 1997 but it's been sky-high over the last three years."
Emily said: "Super-duper immigration."
Tom continued: "I mean, like, twice the level of what we'd call high migration. But here’s the thing for me, it’s not just about the numbers. Because if we had strong population growth driven by..."
Emily jumped in: "Go on you mean it's about the quality of who's coming here? That’s what you’re saying?"
Tom responded: "If we had strong population growth driven by high birth rates, that would actually be a very good thing for this country. That’s what drove huge growth through the Victorian era. It’s sustainable growth, and it’s far more likely to be productive.
"I think what’s most concerning about this 700,000 population increase is that 98 per cent of it is driven by migration and of that, only a minority are people coming on work visas."
"So what percentage of these people are actually coming as net contributors? For me, that’s the biggest question."
Emily added: "How many of these people who have arrived in the last year are going to be net contributors to our economy?
"I imagine it might be quite low as a percentage."
"How on earth are you supposed to integrate people on this dramatic scale anyway?"
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New ONS figures reveal that the population of England and Wales grew by more than 700,000 in the year to June 2024, with immigration accounting for the overwhelming majority of the increase.
This marks the second-highest yearly rise in population in over seven decades.
An overwhelming 98 per cent of the surge was fuelled by immigration, while just two per cent, around 29,982 people, came from natural change through births and deaths.