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Why did Karl Marx settle in London in 1849?

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Karl Marx settled in London in August 1849 primarily because he had been expelled from France and was seeking a new place to reside after his political activities led to his banishment from other regions.1

Following the revolutionary upheavals of 1848, Marx had returned to the Rhineland to advocate for constitutional democracy and revolutionary change through his newspaper, the Neue Rheinische Zeitung. However, as the revolutionary movements faced defeat, he was ordered banished as an alien from the region on May 16, 1849. After being expelled from Paris, he moved to London, which became his permanent home for the remainder of his life.21