Boriswave

English

Migration to and from the United Kingdom, 1970–2023

Etymology

From Boris +‎ wave.

Proper noun

the Boriswave

1. (UK politics, informal) The wave of immigrants that entered the United Kingdom during the premiership of Boris Johnson (2019–2022).
   • 2024 October 19, Sam Bidwell, “Labour must kick Britain's dangerous addiction to migration”, in The Telegraph‎^[1]:

     In an interview, Johnson admitted that the so-called "Boriswave" of post-Brexit immigration was not an administrative mistake.

   • 2025 February 11, Rachel Cunliffe, “The 'Boriswave' problem”, in The New Statesman‎^[2]:

     On the other side are Tories who worry that all this trumpeting about the potential cost of the Boriswave will just remind the public who was in charge of the rules that enabled numbers to get so out of control.

   • 2025 May 15, Laurie Wastell, “How Labour ended up taking on the Boriswave”, in The Spectator‎^[3]:

     This is a hugely welcome and sensible move: if the Boriswave was a mistake, as it is widely agreed to be, there is no reason we should let it become permanent.

   • 2025 October 22, “Boris looks like a bull taken back to the china shop to apologise”, in The Daily Telegraph, page 4:

     In recent weeks, Johnson has been forced to defend himself on several fronts: over his business dealings since leaving office, the Boriswave caused by his immigration reforms, and now, once again, his handling of coronavirus.

Further reading

• Boriswave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia