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Record 69,300 workers have left the U.K., plus overnight sports gossip

The record exodus of taxpayers goes beyond the wealthy, with a career coach saying many workers simply want better healthcare and warmer weather; the grey skies stay.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Best of BBN
Published 3:30 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Fortune: “It’s not just billionaires fleeing Britain—fed up with grey skies, crumbling healthcare and the tax bill, a record 69,300 workers have left the U.K.”
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:30 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.
Topics: UK.

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FortuneIt’s not just billionaires fleeing Britain—fed up with grey skies, crumbling healthcare and the tax bill, a record 69,300 workers have left the U.K.

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA record sixty-nine thousand three hundred workers have left the United Kingdom, and a career coach says many simply want sunshine and better healthcare.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSixty-nine thousand people looked at British weather and chose literally anywhere else. I respect the research.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe tax bill is part of it too. I have left countries for less, though never for the weather.

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