Labour successes in the last week: Falling net migration, a growing economy and a decline in inflation

Despite the claims of populists like Nigel Farage, the Labour government has had a number of successes over the past week.

From falling inflation, to a growing economy, to net migration figures falling to their lowest level since 2021, the government has much it can be proud of over the last week alone. Here are some of its successes:

1.Net migration to UK falls by nearly 50% under Labour government

Net migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% to 171,000 last year, according to official figures released today,  with the Labour government celebrating the latest figures as it shows its plan to bring down migration numbers is working.

In what has become a major battleground issue with Reform UK, the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the difference between the number of people moving to the UK and the number of people leaving was at its lowest level since 2021.

Reacting to the news, Keir Starmer said: “Net migration has fallen 82%.

“I promised to restore control to our borders. My government is delivering.

“I know there’s more to do, we’re introducing a skills-based migration system that rewards contribution and ends our reliance on cheap overseas workers.”

2. Falling inflation

As the Labour government gets to grips with tackling the cost of living crisis, it is welcome news that inflation has also fallen from 3.3% to 2.8% in year to April.

Posting on X yesterday, Darren Jones said: “Inflation is down today, in part thanks to action we’ve taken on energy bills.”

3. A growing economy

ONS figures released on Thursday showed that the UK economy was more resilient despite the Iran war and grew by 0.3% in March, which was significantly better than economists’ forecasts that GDP would shrink by 0.2%.

Over the first three months of 2026, GDP rose 0.6%, up sharply from growth of 0.1% in the final three months of last year and making the UK the fastest growing economy in the G7.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the figures demonstrated the government was on the right track in its attempts to significantly grow the economy. “We shouldn’t put that at risk by plunging the country into chaos at a time when there is conflict in the world, but also at a time when our plan to grow the economy is starting to bear fruit,” she told the BBC.