Writing for UK in a Changing Europe Michaela Benson examines the number of people leaving the UK for the purposes of long-term migration. She highlights the absence of emigration from the political and policy debate and asks whether in the context of labour shortages in certain sectors it might be time for this to change.

What does emigration matter for understanding Britain's migration story? And what do colonialism and Brexit have to do with it? Find out in this episode of the podcast Who do we think we are? Presents 'Global Britain'