▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁Polish ▁British ▁community ▁has ▁double d ▁in ▁size ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁with ▁Poland ▁now ▁having ▁over t aken ▁India ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁foreign - born ▁country ▁of ▁origin ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( 8 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Pol es ▁to ▁ 7 9 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Indian - born ▁persons ). ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁some ▁instances ▁of ▁anti - Pol ish ▁sentiment ▁and ▁host ility ▁towards ▁Polish ▁imm igr ants . ▁The ▁far - right ▁British ▁National ▁Party ▁argued ▁for ▁imm igration ▁from ▁( Cent ral ▁and ) ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁to ▁be ▁stopped ▁and ▁for ▁Pol es ▁to ▁be ▁deport ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Polish ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁London ▁reported ▁ 4 2 ▁eth n ically ▁motiv ated ▁attacks ▁against ▁them , ▁compared ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁Daniel ▁K aw cz yn ski , ▁of ▁Polish ▁origin ▁himself , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁violence ▁towards ▁Pol es ▁is ▁in ▁part ▁" a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁coverage ▁by ▁the ▁BBC " ▁whose ▁rep or ters ▁" won ' t ▁dare ▁refer ▁to ▁controvers ial ▁imm igration ▁from ▁other ▁countries ." ▁K aw cz yn ski ▁vo iced ▁his ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁for ▁" using ▁the ▁Polish ▁community ▁as ▁a ▁cat ' s ▁p aw ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁tack le ▁the ▁th orn y