There is an indication suggesting
that about 200,000 Polish citizens currently residing in the UK because of
Britain’s decision to leave the EU during last year’s Brexit referendum. According
to the information, the reason given for the alleged exodus is that their
(Polish) economy is stronger.
“The situation around Brexit
combined with improvement in the socio-economic situation in Poland may mean
that some Poles (an estimate of 100,000-200,000) presently living in Great
Britain will decide to return,” a Development Ministry representative revealed
in a reply to a parliamentary question.
Official UK data has it that
about one million Polish nationals were living in the United Kingdom as of
2015. Also hate crime against Polish nationals in the UK after Brexit vote last
year.
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