As I have pointed out on a number of occasions, in around 2008-09 the largest group of people who entered the UK, numbering around 85,000, were UK citizens returning home when things got difficult on the European mainland.
European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Russell Brown
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 November 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill.
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Reference
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Session
2012-13
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