But she warned that it could happen as negotiations with other European states would be a “two-way” street.
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A Home Office source told the Telegraph: “We want to get the best outcome possible for the United Kingdom but we can’t rule anything out because we don’t know what might happen”.
Asked on BBC1’s The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday if United Kingdom nationals might be shocked to have to pay for permission to visit France, Rudd replied: “I think they would be surprised”.
Rudd acknowledged the shock the public would have at the prospect of United Kingdom nationals having to pay, saying, “I think they would be surprised. I don’t think it’s particularly desirable, but we don’t rule it out because we have to be allowed a free hand to get the best negotiation”.
Camino Mortera-Martinez, of the Centre for European Reform, said: ‘In theory United Kingdom citizens, as third-country nationals, would certainly be subject to the obligations [of such a scheme].
Andersson also said she was anxious about signals that Britain could launch new aggressive tax policies to smooth economic bumps, such as lower corporate taxes suggested by former finance minister George Osborne, which she said would make other European Union members reluctant over a deal.
Britons could be forced to pay to travel to the continent after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, the Home Secretary has admitted.
She also said that the UK Government was still committed to cutting net migration to the tens of thousands, although she added that that would “take some time”.
“I would expect, due to the control that we would have over movement of people, we would use it in a sensible way that would certainly facilitate the movement of highly skilled people between financial institutions and businesses in order to support investment in the United Kingdom economy – that would certainly be my expectation”, the Chancellor said. She said: “We’re looking at a number of options”.
Ms Rudd said it is “too early” to outline the specifics of how the Government will achieve its target but she repeated the Prime Minister’s rejection of an Australian-style points system. There’s going to be no blanket banning students coming to the UK.
LONDON-The U.K.’s trade deficit with the rest of the world narrowed in July, official data showed Friday, a sign the weakened pound may be aiding exports following the country’s vote to leave the European Union.
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“She is very clear that we are all focused in the same direction and we are all going to deliver on what she has asked us to do”.
