PM denies migrant jibe

ENDING freedom of movement is a vital part of Brexit, Mrs May said yesterday as she denied having a ‘problem with immigration’.

Former Tory MP Anna Soubry, who last week quit the party, appeared to accuse the Prime Minister of xenophobia when she told the BBC she was ‘really worried’ about Mrs May’s approach to Brexit talks with the EU.

‘I think she just has a thing about immigration,’ she said. ‘I don’t know where the hell that’s come from.’ But Mrs May yesterday denied the claims.

‘Immigration has been good for this country,’ she said. ‘What many people felt in relation to the EU is that they wanted decisions about who could come to the UK to be taken by the UK government and not be taken in Brussels.

‘That’s why it’s important that we bring an end to free movement.

‘It enables us to move on to an immigration policy based on skills.’