LBC callers explain why they’re leaving the UK
Is this the Great British Exodus?
| Updated: 28 Nov 2025
Net migration to the UK has dropped sharply in the last year as more Brits leave the country and fewer migrants come to work and study. James O'Brien and Nick Ferrari hear contrasting reasons for why this is happening:
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00:00 Craig is looking for jobs in America because he's 'sick and tired of paying tax'.
01:32 Colin tells James O'Brien that a 'rise in racism' in Britain is the driving factor behind his planned move to Spain.
04:32 John is off to Switzerland because of the 'treasonous' British government.
07:45 Another caller named John is looking to move to Sweden after being 'betrayed by successive governments'.