Revealed: Brexit voting areas have seen faster growth in foreign workers since EU referendum
Key takeaways
- Boris Johnson on the campaign trail for Vote Leave in the run-up to the 2016 EU referendum.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleLeave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found.
- Data analysis suggests that the decade since the Brexit vote may not have matched the expectations of many Leave supporters, showing their local areas have also become relatively more deprived over the same period.
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Boris Johnson on the campaign trail for Vote Leave in the run-up to the 2016 EU referendum. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Boris Johnson on the campaign trail for Vote Leave in the run-up to the 2016 EU referendum. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Brexit Revealed: Brexit voting areas have seen faster growth in foreign workers since EU referendum Guardian investigation also finds same areas experienced relative decline over same period
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleLeave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found.
Data analysis suggests that the decade since the Brexit vote may not have matched the expectations of many Leave supporters, showing their local areas have also become relatively more deprived over the same period.