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| Theresa May: Free EU movement 'for those with jobs' | Theresa May: Free EU movement 'for those with jobs' |
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| EU free movement should mean the "freedom to move to a job" - not to look for work or benefits - Home Secretary Theresa May has said. | EU free movement should mean the "freedom to move to a job" - not to look for work or benefits - Home Secretary Theresa May has said. |
| This would be a return to the "original principle" of free movement in the EU, she wrote in the Sunday Times. | This would be a return to the "original principle" of free movement in the EU, she wrote in the Sunday Times. |
| "We must take some big decisions, face down powerful interests and reinstate the original principle", she added. | "We must take some big decisions, face down powerful interests and reinstate the original principle", she added. |
| Mrs May also said this summer's migrant crisis had been "exacerbated by the European system of no borders". | Mrs May also said this summer's migrant crisis had been "exacerbated by the European system of no borders". |
| Her comments come days after official statistics showed net migration to the UK is at an all-time high, reaching 330,000 in the year to March. | Her comments come days after official statistics showed net migration to the UK is at an all-time high, reaching 330,000 in the year to March. |
| The figure - the difference between the number entering the country and those leaving - is more than three times higher than the government's target. | The figure - the difference between the number entering the country and those leaving - is more than three times higher than the government's target. |
| Mrs May said the figure was "far too high" and "simply unsustainable". | Mrs May said the figure was "far too high" and "simply unsustainable". |
| The "biggest single factor" stopping the government achieving its aim of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands was net migration from the EU, she wrote. | The "biggest single factor" stopping the government achieving its aim of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands was net migration from the EU, she wrote. |
| Mrs May also said "rigorous control" of the UK's student migration system had helped reduce the number of further education visa applications, while the number studying at top universities had gone up. | Mrs May also said "rigorous control" of the UK's student migration system had helped reduce the number of further education visa applications, while the number studying at top universities had gone up. |
| The figures showed "long-term immigration for study" rose by 12,000 to 188,000 in the year to March. | |
| Mrs May said the figures "clearly show that too many students are not here temporarily". | |
| She said the government must "break the link between short-term study and permanent settlement" in the UK. | She said the government must "break the link between short-term study and permanent settlement" in the UK. |
| 'Wake-up call' | 'Wake-up call' |
| Referring to the migrant crisis, Mrs May wrote: "The events of the summer have shown that the most tragic consequences of a broken European migration system have been borne by those at risk of exploitation. | Referring to the migrant crisis, Mrs May wrote: "The events of the summer have shown that the most tragic consequences of a broken European migration system have been borne by those at risk of exploitation. |
| "And the greatest beneficiaries have been the callous gangs who sell false dreams and trade on the free borders within the EU." | "And the greatest beneficiaries have been the callous gangs who sell false dreams and trade on the free borders within the EU." |
| More than 300,000 migrants have risked their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, according to the UN. | More than 300,000 migrants have risked their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, according to the UN. |
| Mrs May said the crisis was a "wake-up call for the EU". | Mrs May said the crisis was a "wake-up call for the EU". |
| "Its leaders must consider the consequences of uncontrolled migration - on wages, jobs and social cohesion of the destination nations; on the economies and societies of the rest; and on the lives and welfare of those who seek to come here," she said. | "Its leaders must consider the consequences of uncontrolled migration - on wages, jobs and social cohesion of the destination nations; on the economies and societies of the rest; and on the lives and welfare of those who seek to come here," she said. |