Meanwhile, Nigel Farage accused Mrs May of “backsliding” after she ruled out Boris Johnson’s plans for a points-based migration system. Well, as highlighted by Thornberry, it seems we’re not going to have a points-based immigration system, we’re not going to have any more money for the NHS, and we’re not going to have any reduction in Value-Added Tax on fuel.
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As Home Secretary she was told by immigration officers that the most important thing the Government should focus on was students who had met the criteria to come to the United Kingdom but did not appear to be heading for a genuine course.
“A points based system means people come in automatically if they meet the criteria”.
A system similar to Australia’s, where points are awarded for immigrants’ age, English language proficiency, education and job, was one of the key arguments for the Leave campaign during the EU Referendum campaign.
“I want a system where the Government is able to decide who comes into the country”.
“The referendum was one of the biggest democratic exercises in British history with over 33 million people having their say”, the Foreign Office said.
Theresa May’s first major world summit talks today were rocked by a triple warning that companies could leave the United Kingdom for Europe following the Brexit vote.
In its blunt message to Mrs May, the Tokyo Government said: “Japanese businesses with their European headquarters in the United Kingdom may decide to transfer their head-office function to continental Europe if EU laws cease to be applicable in the United Kingdom after its withdrawal”.
“We have had some good figures and better figures than some had predicted would be the case”.
“Yes, the voters’ message on June 23 was clearly that they didn’t want to see free movement continuing as it has done up to now”.
The awkward exchange came hot on the heel of the usually-reserved Japanese Government publishing its blistering 15-page warning that major firms could pull out of Britain if we lose our unfettered access to European Union markets.
“I think there is a benefit not just for the United Kingdom of a good deal in trade in goods and services, but a benefit for Europe as well”. “There will be new freedoms, new opportunities, new horizons for this great country”.
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“There should be a balance there”.
