David Cameron has been left a little red faced after failing to lower the levels of net migrations - something that he promised to get under control.
David Cameron
Latest figures - which are for the year ending in September 2014 - showed that 298, 000 people arrived in the UK. And more people arrived in the UK than left. The figures were published by the Office for National Statistics this morning and really do make poor reading for the Conservatives.
Cameron had promised a 'No if. No buts' tackling of net migration and the Tories were hoping to get that figure down to 100,000 by May of this year - it is fair to say, that has been a catastrophic fail.
Overall, 624,000 people arrived in Britain last year, with only 327,000 leaving during that same period. Rather embarrassingly for the Primer Minister, the figure of those coming to the UK was an increase on the year before - it was up from 530,000. Immigration from the EU is also at a record high of 251,000.
Cameron's promise to get net migration into the tens of thousands by the next general election are now in tatters… in fact, net migrations figures are now higher than they were when they came into power. When Cameron won the general election the figure stood at 244,000 - that figure has risen by 54, 000.
Immigration is set to be a huge battlefield for the general election as many voters are concerned about the number of people who are coming into this country. For those who want immigration levels to be reduced, these figures will make worrying reading this morning.
And Labour have jumped on the Conservative's failings, saying that Theresa May's immigration policy is getting worse. A Labour spokesperson said: "Her net migration target is in tatters, illegal immigration and exploitation are getting worse, she's given citizenship to serious criminals and the only answer she can come up with is a few more restrictions on the overseas university students who bring billions of pounds of investment into Britain."
A major part of the Conservative's election campaign is that Cameron will renegotiate Britain's membership in the EU and will hold a referendum on the subject in 2017, where the people of the UK will have their say on whether or not they want to leave the EU.
In a recent interview with Woman & Home, Cameron defended the work his party had done in bringing down net migration numbers, blaming the strength of the British economy for bringing people here.
He said: "Outside the EU, immigration has come down, thanks to the action we have taken since 2010, for example, closing down 700 bogus colleges.
"But inside the EU, migration has gone up, partly because Britain's economy has been strong and we've been creating 1,000 new jobs a day, which is why I have put forward tough welfare policies that I will secure as part of our renegotiation with the EU. There are four parts to it - firstly, if someone comes to the UK from the EU to look for work, they do not get unemployment benefit.
"Secondly, if they have not found work after six months, they will be forced to return home. Thirdly, if they do find work here they will not be able to claim in-work benefits like tax credits or social housing for four years. And fourthly they will no longer be able to send home child benefit to their country of origin."
Just how damaging these figures could be to Mr Cameron and the Conservatives heading into the general election is unknown, but they haven't come anywhere close to delivering on what they promised.