The outcome of the UK referendum coupled with election fever implies years of insecurity for Bulgarians and other nationals of the former Eastern Bloc countries who reside in the United Kingdom: this is according to political analyst Rebecca Partos from the University of Sussex who was interviewed by the Bulgarian National Radio. It is likely that immigration will be playing an important role in the coming weeks and months until a new leader of the Conservative Party is appointed. Immigrants from the European Union and the rest of the world were at the heart of campaigning in the referendum. The voters’ worst fears are that immigration will expand and create problems in the country. It is so far unclear what will happen to the Bulgarian nationals who live and work in Britain, according to Rebecca Partos. She still thinks that while Brexit negotiations are underway nothing is going to change. After that it could be that the ones already living in UK could be given permission to stay for a while. However it is also possible to see action taken to make them return to their home countries. So, the coming years will spell a lot of insecurity for East Europeans in UK. Rebecca Patros thinks that the new leader of the Conservative Party and the new British Prime Minister will most probably be Theresa May.