He offered few details about the government’s preferred post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, but said Britain would need a bespoke deal distinct from those enjoyed by other non-EU countries such as Norway and Switzerland.
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She gave the example of those coming to Britain to study, saying that before she and Cameron addressed the issue, many students were allowed in because they appeared to meet the set criteria despite not speaking English or knowing the name of the institution they were set to attend.
Farage said British voters had endorsed the idea of a points-based system of immigration that would ensure Britain took well- vetted European Union immigrants.
“However, as the PM has said many times in the past, a points-based system will not work and is not an option”, her Downing Street spokesperson said here.
On that note, she said she’s prepared to block foreign minister Boris Johnson’s plan for a points-based migration system, similar to the one used in Australia, according to United Kingdom media reports. “I think we must be prepared for the fact that there may be some hard times ahead, but what I am is optimistic”. In Australia, they have a points-based system and they have higher immigration per capita than Britain.
Earlier Mr Farage, a leading Brexit campaigner, told Sky News the idea of a points-based system had “caught the public’s imagination” during the referendum campaign and Mrs May’s comments “look like backsliding”. Any watering down from that will lead to real anger.
Chairman of Migration Watch UK Lord Green of Deddington said: “The issue is confidence in the government’s intention to reduce immigration from the EU”.
Ms May has made clear that she will not invoke article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which starts two years of exit negotiations, until next year.
Japan’s ambassador to Britain has warned that Japanese companies could move out of Britain if it becomes a less profitable place to do business.
“The Brexiteers wanted out of Europe but they had no plan for the day after or any other day in the future”, said Ian Blackford, a Scottish National Party MP who supported the motion for the debate, in Parliament’s second debating chamber, which does not have the power to change the law.
“They are companies responsible to their stakeholders and their duty is to produce profit”.
“We also pray that our gathering will bring comfort to the family and friends of Arek and beyond that we want to affirm to all Polish citizens that they are welcome here”, Reverend Robert Findlay, one of the organizers, told the BBC.
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Mr Tsuruoka’s warning came after his government issued a 15-page list of demands aimed at protecting Japanese vehicle manufacturers and financial institutions in Britain after Brexit.
