Ion Jinga, the Romanian Ambassador to London for the past five years, said that Britons need not fear a “tsunami” or a second Eastern European “invasion” when the current limits are lifted on December 31.
Ministers have repeatedly refused to give estimates on how many Romanians and Bulgarians will come to the UK when working restrictions are lifted.
Campaigners are wary about the numbers expected to come to the UK after the Labour Government completely under-estimated the number of Poles who came to live in Britain after the borders were opened in 2004.