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A live TV debate took an explosive turn when a TalkTV guest delivered a stark prediction about Britain's future - leaving hosts and viewers reeling. Historian Rafe Heydel-Mankoo has warned that "white people will become a minority in the UK," claiming diversity policies in business reflect a far larger demographic shift already under way - one that could leave Britain looking radically different within a generation. During the discussion, he said: "Well, essentially there's something called the Parker review, which is looking into how to change demographics at the top end of business in this country.

"And they're pointing out that in the future, there'll be fewer white men in board seats because of course, they haven't put it in this way, but white people are going to become a minority in the country by the 2060s. They haven't said that, but that's the logic of the argument they're saying."

Separate projections by Professor Matt Goodwin indicate that white British people could fall from roughly three-quarters of the population today to just over half by mid-century - before becoming a minority within about 40 years. By 2100, the share could drop to around one third.

The same analysis predicts a sharp rise in people who are foreign-born or have at least one immigrant parent, potentially reaching six in ten of the population by the end of the century.

Goodwin warned the scale of change could raise difficult questions about social cohesion and identity, saying it would spark anxiety among many voters and political debate for decades to come.

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He said: "By the end of the current century, most of the people on these islands will not be able to trace their roots in this country back more than one or two generations.

"This raises enormous questions about the capacity of our country and leaders to unify people around a shared sense of identity, values, ways of life, and culture, and avoid the very real risk of us becoming what Sir Keir Starmer referred to in May as 'an island of strangers'."

The projections also suggest the Muslim population could grow from around 7% today to more than one in ten within 25 years, rising further by the end of the century.

The debate comes against the backdrop of record migration figures in recent years - including net migration hitting 906,000 in 2023 - followed by proposals to tighten visa rules and restrict rights to live and work in the UK.