Number of Romanian and Bulgarian workers in UK falls

The number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in Britain went down since border controls on them were fully lifted in January 2014, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander said figures 'give the lie to Ukip's scaremongering on immigration'

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