Bulgaria ambassador hits out at UKIP poll 'propaganda'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22238575

Bulgaria ambassador hits out at UKIP poll 'propaganda'

Bulgarian officials have criticised campaign leaflets produced by the UK Independence Party as "hostile propaganda" in a row over immigration.

The country's ambassador said material sent to voters ahead of May's council elections, questioning the impact of Bulgarian migrants on UK jobs and social services, was "unacceptable".

Restrictions on what jobs Bulgaria and Romania migrants can do end in 2014.

UKIP said it was reflecting real public concerns about the issue.

Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in 2007 but faced some controls on the kind of jobs their citizens could take in the UK and other member states.

The Conservatives, the Lib Dems and Labour have all been reconsidering their policies in light of this change and widespread criticism of the last government's failure to anticipate the large number of migrants from eastern Europe who came to the UK after EU enlargement in 2004.

The government was forced to deny reports earlier this year that it was considering launching an advertising campaign discouraging Bulgarian and Romanians from coming by focusing on the weather and the other downsides of living in the UK.

(continued, they are not here for the weather its the benefits and free NHS?)