Bloomberg: May says ending free movement after Brexit is ‘non-negotiable’

25 July 2018

Prime Minister Theresa May said ending free movement of European Union nationals to the UK after Brexit is “non negotiable,” as she sought to reassure Britons that government preparations for a no-deal scenario are “sensible” and “responsible.”

Britain will not compromise on setting rules for migration of EU nationals to the U.K., stopping “vast” payments to the EU budget, and ending the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in Britain, May said in a Channel 5 television interview on Wednesday.

May said the preparations are “about making sure that we’ll be able to continue to do things that are necessary once we’ve left the EU, if we leave without a deal.”

“People should take reassurance from the fact that this is a government that’s saying ‘you know what? we’re going to be responsible about this; we’re going to be sensible about this but while we’re doing that we’re going to work for a really good deal,” she said. [...]

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