→ Britain NEVER had “uncontrolled migration from the EU”
𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗨 – 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟮-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼
Radio presenter, Matthew Wright, was WRONG to claim on LBC that free movement meant Britain had “uncontrolled migration from the EU.”
Standing in for James O’Brien this time last year, it was callers who tried to put Wright right on the facts – but the former tabloid journalist was having none of it, claiming he was an expert.
So, let me lay out the facts:
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens couldn’t just arrive in another EU country and claim benefits – they had to have sufficient funds of their own to travel and to stay.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could be rejected or ejected if they were considered to pose certain risks to the country.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could enjoy the right to stay in another EU country for up to three months only, so long as they didn’t become a burden to the state.
▪ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, EU citizens could only legally stay longer in another EU country if they were jobseekers; workers; self-employed; students; self-sufficient; permanent residents (i.e. legally here for more than five years); or family members of one of the above.
Free movement of people was a brilliant system, that served our country well – either for citizens coming here, or our citizens going there.
Now all ended for the UK, because the British government interpreted the referendum Brexit vote as meaning the end of ‘free movement’.
Even though, just as for non-EU countries Norway and Switzerland, we could have kept free movement without having to be an EU member.
And even though voters were never specifically asked if we wanted to end free movement with our continent.
The government just assumed we did.
But consistently, polls show that Britain would prefer to retain our freedom of movement with our continent.
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Following Brexit, fewer EU citizens coming here or staying here has had a devastating impact on Britain’s economy.
A shortage of workers means that we now have almost one million unfilled job vacancies, causing devastation for many British businesses.
Misleading claims led to Britain's departure from the EU.
Knowledge is now our best defence, and attack, against the mistake of Brexit. Today, please share it widely and wisely.
▪ 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦:
◦ Free movement law: [ Ссылка ]
◦ Free movement facts UK: [ Ссылка ]
◦ Number of job vacancies: [ Ссылка ]
© Video and report by @JonDanzig Radio clip from LBC.
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