UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement on November 26 of new limits on migrants’ rights to benefits – ahead of the abolition of immigration restrictions for Romanians and Bulgarians starting on January 1, 2014 – has triggered accusations he is pandering to the political right and parties such as the UK Independence Party (Ukip).
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