Pro-Leave minister warns of high immigration if Britain remains in EU

  • 2/5/2023
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London, Rajab 12, 1437, Apr 19, 2016, SPA -- Justice Minister Michael Gove on Tuesday warned that Britain faces higher immigration if it remains in the European Union, backing a Vote Leave campaign for the country to adopt a "more effective and humane," points-based immigration system, dpa reported. "At the moment any EU citizen can come to the UK to settle, work, claim benefits and use the NHS (National Health Service)," said Gove, who is one of the leading ministers publicly opposing Prime Minister David Cameron's campaign for Britain to remain in the EU after a referendum on June 23. "We have no proper control over whether that individual's presence here is economically beneficial, conducive to the public good or in our national interest," Gove said. "As long as we are in the EU we cannot control our borders and cannot develop an immigration policy which is both truly humane and in our long-term economic interests," he said. -- SPA 20:33 LOCAL TIME 17:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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