The four SHOCKING graphs that sum up state of Britain

Migrant Crisis

Home Office figures show that 15,076 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel this year.

This is 9 per cent higher than the number recorded this time last year (13,744) and 0.2 per cent down on the same period in 2022 (15,106), according to PA.

It comes as one person died and 71 others were rescued in an incident off the coast of Northern France last Wednesday.

A Border Force vessel assisted the French operation which saw the rescued migrants returned to Calais.

However, the Home Office denied there had been a change in policy after migrants were brought to the French post for the first time ever.

The death comes after four migrants died in the English Channel on July 12, prompting Keir Starmer to say it was a "chilling reminder of the human cost" of people smuggling - an issue he has vowed to tackle.

Unemployment

New labour market data shows the "truly dire" state of affairs as the number of people classed as economically inactive spiralled to 9.4 million.

The data shows economic inactivity is at a near-record high with the UK being the only G7 country whose unemployment rate is not back to pre-pandemic levels.

The percentage of people employed has fallen to 74.4 per cent while a near record of 2.8 million people are out of work due to long-term sickness, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The Secretary of State set out how the government plans to get Britain working again and deliver growth by overhauling job centres, delivering a youth guarantee, and new work, health and skills plans.

Works and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall MP said: "Spiralling economic inactivity, rising unemployment and the UK standing alone as the only G7 country where the employment rate is still not back to pre-pandemic levels. This is a truly dire inheritance which the Government is determined to tackle.

"Behind these statistics are real people, who have for too long been ignored and denied the support they need to get into work and get on at work.

"It’s time for change - in every corner of the country. That is why we are taking immediate actions to deliver on our growth mission, and spread jobs, prosperity, and opportunity to everyone, wherever they live."

School exclusions and suspensions

The number of pupil suspensions and exclusions in England has risen to record levels according to Government figures.

Pupil suspensions have risen more than a third in a year totalling 786,961 in the 2022/23 academic year, compared to 578,280 in 2021/22, marking a 36 per cent rise.

The Department for Education said it is the "highest recorded number of suspensions in a single academic year."

The number of suspensions has risen amid warnings of challenging behaviour in classrooms following the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The number of permanent exclusions has also reached a record high with 9,376 exclusions in 2022/23, compared with 6,495 the year before, marking a rise of 44 per cent.

The most common reason for suspensions and exclusions in the 2022/23 year was due to "persistent disruptive behaviour."

Education minister Stephen Morgan said: “These shocking figures are a wake-up call about the problems that have grown in our schools in recent years.

“They put into sharp focus that too many pupils are being held back by their background and that our education system is failing to meet the needs of children with additional needs.

“Every pupil deserves to learn in a safe, calm classroom and we will always support our hard-working and dedicated teachers to make this happen.”