The number of EU nationals working in the UK is at a record high as migrants seek to enter the country before Brexit.
The latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal the proportion of non-UK nationals employed in the country has risen from 3.5 per cent to 11.1 per cent in just over 20 years.
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