A RECORD one third of all babies born in the country last year had at least one foreign-born parent - as sky-high immigration fuels a population boom.

Figures revealed that in some parts of London 69 per cent of newborns had a mum or dad from overseas.

4 One in three babies born in the UK last year had at least one foreign parent, new figures show Credit: Getty Images

In the borough of Newham, 5,378 or 86 per cent of kids had at least one foreign born parent in 2015.

The total of 33 per cent for England and Wales compares with just 21 per cent in 2000.

Alp Mehmet, vice chair of Migration Watch, told The Sun: “These figures make clear yet again, that rapid population growth continues to be driven by immigration.

“Over the next few years immigration will move increasingly towards being the sole reason for the capital’s burgeoning population, which has serious implications for public services such as maternity and GP practices, as well as primary school places in due course.

4 Alp Mehmet, Vice Chair of Migration Watch, said the figures show population growth is fuelled by migration

“This why bringing net migration down to manageable levels is like vitally important.”

The startling update from the UK Statistics Authority came with Ministers braced for the publication of another set of damning official annual immigration figures tomorrow.

They are likely to show net migration topped 300,000 in the year to June – three times Theresa May’s target.

Officials fear there has been a rush of migrants from eastern Europe, Romania and Bulgaria in recent weeks as workers look to secure work before Brexit.

4 Net migration is now at three times Prime Minister Theresa May's target Credit: Getty Images

The statistics showed that 89,444 babies born in London last year – equivalent to 69 per cent – had at least one or two parents born outside the UK.

And there were FOUR London boroughs where the proportion was over 8 in 10.

In the London Borough of Newham – which hosted the 2012 Olympics – 86.4 percent of births were to one or two foreign-born parents.

The average for England and Wales compares with 31.4 per cent in 2013 and 21.2 per cent in 2000.

Tory backbencher Philip Hollobone said: “Immigration is changing the face of our country.

“Immigrants have more children than indigenous people that the make-up of the country is changing in front of our eyes.

“We have to get control over immigration and Brexit is the best way to achieve that.”

Earlier this year the Office for National Statistics said sky-high immigration could push the UK’s population to nearly 80 million within 25 years – an increase of 20 per cent.

4 Tory MP Philip Hollobone claimed immigration is changing the face of Britain Credit: Getty Images

Migration Watch claims that high net migration as well as births to foreign born parents has accounted for 85 per cent of the UK population growth since 2000.

Brexit campaigners argued that staying in the EU would see the UK adding a city the size of Liverpool every 12 months.

Over the past 20 years the foreign-born population has more than doubled from 3.8 million to 8.3 million – fuelled by the former Labour Government’s open border policy.