Italian speakers in the UK.

Italian is a language spoken by about 70 million people, it is the official language of Italy, Switzerland, San manio, Slovenia, Vatican cty and the Istria country of Croatia.

The Italian speakers could be found in many part of the world, their first known migration to the UK dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century. Most of them migrated to work in the brick-making factory in Peterborough and Bedford.

The Italian speakers that migrated to the UK contributed alot to the UK culture, for instance the food popularly known as the Italian food which is accepted, liked and eaten in most part of the UK till date, they also contributed to the music and dance including fashion. Also the Italian-British has a different accent that could now be heard in many part of the UK.
                                                 

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The Italian flag.
References.

bbc (2011) ''Languages of the British Isles'' Available online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/multilingual/,
Accessed: Thursday 8th 2011.