New figures released by the British government show that the number of workers that came to the country from central and eastern European member states is some thirty times higher than had been expected.
The statistics, published on Tuesday (22 August), reveal that 447,000 workers from the eight eastern countries that joined the EU just over two years ago have applied to work in Britain – of these 427,095 have been approved.
As the biggest of the new member states, Poland also ha...
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