{{A report on UK immigration has caused a row within government because Tory ministers believed it was too pro-European, sources have told Newsnight.}}
The leaked Home Office report draws together evidence from 67 businesses, think tanks, unions and experts.
It concludes the influx of EU migrants has had a largely positive effect, and cites evidence suggesting they are less likely to use benefits than Britons.
The report was re-written twice. The Home Office refused to comment.
It said the report “would be published shortly”.
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The report, leaked to the programme, was commissioned by the coalition to look at the impact of immigration on the UK, which critics say has put too much pressure on local services.
It was due out last December, but has been delayed amid a furious row within government about its contents.
Whitehall sources have told Newsnight that the Home Office balked at the initial draft.
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