Speaking to the Guardian, Miliband admitted the Labour government allowed too many immigrants from eastern Europe into the country by lifting controls on EU
accession countries such as Poland too quickly, but denied his party lied about immigration, as claimed by his former adviser Lord Glasman.
However, the ONS notes it was the first full calendar year that data has been recorded since their
accession, and the figures suggest that most migrants continue to be from Commonwealth
countries such as Pakistan.