Mrs May’s face-to-face talks with President Xi come at the conclusion of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, where the Prime Minister has sought to win support for the United Kingdom as it prepares for life outside the European Union.
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May is understood to have rejected the options, in part, after noting a similar system in Australia has left the country with a higher net migration ratio than Britain does now.
She said the Australian trade minister would visit Britain this week for exploratory talks on a trade deal. A source close to May’s thinking said she objects to points-based systems because they are hard for the government to control and she would prefer something that can be more directly influenced.
And now Downing Street has moved to entirely ruled out a new system based around awarding points for categories of migrants based on various criteria, including working history. “What I say is the voice of the British people was very clear”.
Revealing her frustration with Vote Leave’s calls, Mrs May added: “You really don’t want to ask a former Home Secretary about the intricacies of points based systems because it might take a very long time answering your question, I have to tell you”.
The EU, Britain’s biggest trading partner, is refusing to negotiate with Britain on the terms of its exit until it formally invokes the two-year leaving process. “I haven’t set a date when it is going to be triggered but I am conscious that the British people will want to see us actually putting their decision into practice”, she said. They wanted control in the issue of the movement of people coming in from the European Union.
The prime minister risks upsetting key members of the team she assembled in July to deliver an European Union exit that protects Britain’s global standing and carves out a new role for the country at the vanguard of global free trade.
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that Britain and China were enjoying a “golden era” and the strategic partnership would not be derailed by her decision on whether to back a part-Chinese funded power station at Hinkley Point.
May’s words will fuel fears among voters and Eurosceptic lawmakers that having a pro-Remain prime minister in charge will result in a watered-down version of Brexit that does not represent what people voted for.
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Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out th e points-based immigration policy championed by Brexit campaigners, saying it was “not a silver bullet” to reduce the numbers coming to the UK.
