We won’t let anyone ‘jump queue’ ahead of Indians, says May
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday vowed that Brexit would level the playing field for migrant workers in the UK, with migrants from the European Union (EU) no longer be able to jump the queue ahead of those from countries like India.
Addressing the Confederation of British Industry annual conference in London, she said the country’s post-Brexit immigration system will be based on skills and talent rather than which country the immigrant comes from.
“Once we have left the EU, we will be fully in control of who comes here. It will no longer be the case that EU nationals, regardless of the skills or experience they have to offer, can jump the queue ahead of engineers from Sydney or software developers from Delhi,” she said in her speech. “Instead of a system based on where a person is from, we will have one that is built around the talents and skills a person has to offer,” she said, adding that the core of the post-Brexit immigration system will be “skills based” rather than “quota based”.
Under the current EU freedom of movement rules, migrant workers from within the economic bloc are free to come in and find work in the UK, while workers from non-EU countries like India have to undergo strict visa application requirements.
The UK government has indicated that after Britain has formally left the EU, workers from any part of the world will be subjected to similar visa rules. May’s speech came against the backdrop of rebel MPs within her Conservative Party carrying on with their plotting of a possible coup to oust her as leader of the party and the PM.
Currently, migrants from within the EU are free to come in and find work in the UK, while workers from non-EU countries have to undergo strict visa application requirements
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