The UK is in the grip of a serious 'brain drain', a leading academic has warned.

Well-educated professionals and managers are leaving the country in droves, according to John Salt, an expert on migration from University College London.

Of those leaving the UK, almost half - 42 per cent - were professionals or managers.

They are heading mainly for New Zealand, Australia, the U.S., and Canada.

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