The number of Romanian migrants entering the EU has tripled in a year

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According to new figures, more than 152,000 Romanians registered for National Insurance numbers last year compared with only 47,000 in 2013.

It was recently revealed that relaxed EU-movement rules enabled thousands of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants to secure work in Britain.

Previously-unpublished data shows this year's increase in immigrants to 824,000 was powered by a surge in migrants arriving from the rest of the European Union.

The total for all nationalities rocketed by more than a third year-on-year - including 629,000 from the EU, 100,00 from Asia and another 79,000 from the rest of the world.

Bulgarian immigrants registering for National Insurance numbers shot up from 17,800 between 2013 and 2014 to 40,600 last year - the highest number on record.