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UK and EU move towards new immigration clash

15:25 26/02/2014
A new proposal from the UK's Coalition government to limit access to social welfare payments by EU citizens has been branded illegal by the European Commission. This pronouncement escalates a war of...

UK shadow immigration minister drops Next, Tesco claims

15:56 22/08/2013
The UK's opposition immigration spokesman has been forced to withdraw claims that British firms Next and Tesco used cheaper foreign workers at the expense of UK-born workers. Chris Bryant, the Labour...

EU immigrants to be required to work in UK before claiming benefits

16:59 05/06/2013
A UK newspaper has reported that the UK is to require EU citizens to work in the UK for 'up to a year' before they can claim benefits. If this happens, it will escalate a dispute between the UK and...

European Commission sues UK over 'right to reside' test for EU immigrants

18:15 31/05/2013
The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday 30th May 2013 that it intends to sue the UK government in the European Court of Justice over alleged discrimination against immigrants from the EU...

COMMENT – UK's EU dilemma over Romanian/Bulgarian immigration estimates

16:31 07/03/2013
By Alex Owen The UK government has got itself into trouble over immigration figures again. The UK press has been asking government ministers for an estimated figure of the number of Romanians and...