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UK economists debate effects of immigration

15:53 12/09/2013
A spat about immigration has broken out between two of Britain's leading economic commentators. They are Jeremy Warner, who writes for the right-wing Daily Telegraph and Jonathan Portes, the director...

UK reports surge in Romanian/Bulgarian immigration

10:38 20/08/2013
The UK's Office for National Statistics has released figures which show that the number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK rose by 26% in the second quarter of 2013. There were 141,000...

UK immigration could clamp down on Tier 2 intra-company transfer visas

17:07 02/03/2012
UK employers and the British Chambers of Commerce are urging ministers not to reduce the number of migrant workers allowed into the UK via the intra-company transfer (ICT) route. They say it is vital...

Immigrants help the UK economy grow by 3 percent

14:06 27/10/2006
• Watch This Video Migrant workers have added £36.7 billion - or 3% - to the United Kingdom 's wealth since Labour came to power in 1997, independent research published on Thursday, 26 October shows...