Are Romanians Not Permitted To Work In The Uk?

[sandyRoe]

Maybe not since Brexit.

BBC News - Home Office arrest 36 in Titanic Quarter construction site 'swoop'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d4wed5ywdo

[DDIL]

Yes, Romanians can work in the UK, but they need a valid visa, such as a Skilled Worker visa, and their employer must be a licensed Home Office sponsor

[douglas9401]

This is a great surprise given the consistent bending over backwards when it comes to illegal immigrants housed in hotels up and down the country.

Could it be that the raid was chosen because of how easy it would be to round up workers on site and the photo opportunities that would arise?

A chance for politicians to show there's no hiding place for illegals, if you don't count the aforementioned hotels that is.

[Buenchico]

Any EU citizen who started living in the UK on or before 31 December 2020 was eligible to apply to continue living and working here under the EU Settlement Scheme.  (The deadline for most application was 30 June 2021).

So Romanians who were already in the UK prior to Brexit can continue living and working here. However (unless they meet the criteria outlined by DDIL) new arrivals from Romania won't have the right to reside or work here.

[Old_Geezer]

New arrivals probably don't need the right to reside or work here. They can claim asylum and get a hotel room,  and whatever resources they need, from the long suffering taxpayer.

[davebro3]

I presume they were here to work & earn more money than they can at home. The boat people aren't allowed to work so lounging about on handouts probably wouldn't suit these Romanians.