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Britain has become a 'destination of choice' for 'feckless' Poles who have ended up jobless and homeless here, Poland's President Lech Kaczynski said yesterday. And he also accused some of his fellow countrymen of claiming unemployment benefits at home while 'doing very nicely' working in the UK. Mr Kaczynski was speaking at a press conference in 10 Downing Street following talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair in which he stressed his gratitude to the UK for opening up its labour market to Polish workers.
Mr Blair accepted there were 'difficulties in some areas' with the arrival of tens of thousands of workers from former Communist states in eastern Europe since their accession to the European Union in 2004.See the full content of this document
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Uk Poles Feckless, Says Their President
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