Population Of Britain ‘Would Skyrocket’ Under The Green Party’s Immigration ‘Free-For-All’

Britain could see a huge rise in its population under the Green Party’s immigration proposals, according to a critical new report.

Economists estimate that the UK population would increase by around 4.4 million within five years if Zack Polanski comes to power in 2029.

The projected growth is attributed to the party’s more liberal immigration approach, with annual arrivals estimated at roughly 900,000.

By contrast, the report suggests population growth would be far lower under a Reform UK government, rising by about 200,000 overall, based on net migration of around 40,000 per year.

The Mail Online reports: An increase of 800,000 has been forecast under the Tories – or 160,000 a year – and between 1million and 1.3million if Labour clings on for another term.

The range in Labour’s prediction takes into account the Home Secretary’s plans to extend the qualification period for permanent residence in the UK from five years to ten years. 

If Shabana Mahmood is successful in having the measures applied to those already in the UK, the population would rise by one million in the next parliament.

The Green Party, expected to make strong gains in next month’s local elections, has said: ‘In an ideal world, most border controls would not exist.’

Mr Polanski plans to ‘abolish’ immigration detention and grant amnesty to illegal migrants allowing them to stay in Britain – giving them access to free housing and the NHS.

Stating that ‘migration is not a criminal offence under any circumstances’, internal policy documents outline ambitions to ‘establish a system that recognises that all migrants are treated as citizens in waiting and therefore supports and encourages them to put down roots in their new home’.

Opponents of Mr Polanski have branded the plans ‘financially reckless but also dangerous.’

A study by City investment bank Panmure Liberum estimated the population would jump from 71.5million in 2029 to 75.9million in 2034 under the Greens. 

The report found the population would rise to just 71.7million under Reform UK and to 72.3million under the Tories. The UK population is currently 69.5million.

Simon French, Panmure Liberum’s chief economist and a former Civil Service economic adviser, said: ‘The spread of policies from the four leading UK parties could lead to a difference of more than four million in the UK population by the end of the next parliamentary cycle. 

‘That extraordinary spread is because the policies of the Green Party and Reform UK are as diametrically opposite as anything I have seen in 25 years of analysing UK migration policy.’