We've put on approx 5m in population growth in the last 10 years. 10m since 2000.
Unemployment rates have (except for a period around 2008 financial crisis) sat in a range of 3.5-5.5%.
So I'm not detecting a freeloading influx but people that work and contribute.
This is a typical scenario in western economies (and even eg south east Asian economies) of economic migrant workers facilitating all that goes on above them in the food chain.
When life goes a 'bit brick' for those further (farther??) up the food chain, they want answers?. The government gave them answers. Not the answer 'we didn't control immigration' or 'we were tinkle poor at planning for population growth' but immigrants are the problem. Classic bogeyman playbook, or divide the population so they're looking at each other and not us. They even got given the key to the EU gate to add to the key for the RotW gate, for full control of borders (excluding small boats), and what have they done with it? It's almost like it wasn't in the Tories interests as the immigrant story was their shield (sacrificed the EU open market for it as well).
For sure the figures quoted at the top can be drilled down into, and other considerations that need to be taken into account?