A Quarter of a Million Britons Left in One Year

A surprising exodus is taking place in Britain as high taxes and declining services drive a quarter of a million citizens out in just one year.

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00:01Shock in Britain as the country witnesses an unprecedented wave of emigration.

00:07Official figures reveal that in just one year, around 250,000 Britons left.

00:13While nearly four million people emigrated over the past four years,

00:17more than three times the government's previous estimates.

00:21Experts say the driving forces behind this exodus are rising taxes and deteriorating public services.

00:28While recent estimates also show a sharp drop in net migration into Britain,

00:32after previously reaching record highs.