Tony Blair simply failed to comprehend the significance of new EU rules which dramatically expanded the number of people who could settle in the UK, his ex-advisor claimed.
The former Prime Minister presided over some of the biggest influxes of immigrants in British history after the EU was expanded to include a further eight eastern European countries in 2004.
The Blair government assured voters the number of new arrivals from eastern Europe would be around 13,000.
However, the figure rapidly topped ONE MILLION as Poles and other workers from eastern Europe were wooed by higher wages and improved job prospects.
Sir Stephen Wall, the former-PM’s chief adviser on Europe, has spoken out, claiming the last administration followed poor advice.
Singling out ‘Polish plumbers’, he accused Mr Blair of playing “politics” with the immigration system. Express.
The FULL truth was that this was DELIBERATE and CALCULATED!
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