Record number of Americans applying for UK citizenship

Americans are seeking to move to the United Kingdom in record numbers, according to new data from the British Home Office.

More than 6,600 U.S. citizens applied for citizenship in the U.K. over the year ending in March — a 30 percent increase over the previous 12 months. Significant spikes were reported around the time of President Trump's election in November and his return to the White House in January.

The 1,931 American applicants who sought British citizenship in the first...