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| EU referendum: Vote Leave sets out immigration plan | EU referendum: Vote Leave sets out immigration plan |
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| The UK could have a "fairer, more humane" immigration system that would work better for the economy if it left the EU, leading Leave campaigners say. | The UK could have a "fairer, more humane" immigration system that would work better for the economy if it left the EU, leading Leave campaigners say. |
| Tories Michael Gove, Boris Johnson and Priti Patel, and Labour's Gisela Stuart are calling for a points-based system for all migrants coming to the UK. | Tories Michael Gove, Boris Johnson and Priti Patel, and Labour's Gisela Stuart are calling for a points-based system for all migrants coming to the UK. |
| They say EU free movement rules have hit wages and strained public services. | They say EU free movement rules have hit wages and strained public services. |
| The Remain campaign said the proposal would "wreck" the UK economy and could drive up immigration. | The Remain campaign said the proposal would "wreck" the UK economy and could drive up immigration. |
| 'Create fairness' | 'Create fairness' |
| Meanwhile, the TUC will publish research claiming average UK wages would be £38 a week lower by 2030 outside the EU, as part of its push to encourage people to vote to stay in on 23 June. | Meanwhile, the TUC will publish research claiming average UK wages would be £38 a week lower by 2030 outside the EU, as part of its push to encourage people to vote to stay in on 23 June. |
| BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said both sides of the campaign know the referendum result could hinge on lower-paid workers - many of them traditional Labour voters. | BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said both sides of the campaign know the referendum result could hinge on lower-paid workers - many of them traditional Labour voters. |
| "The battle for this slice of the electorate could be crucial," he added. | "The battle for this slice of the electorate could be crucial," he added. |
| Immigration is one of the key battlegrounds in the EU referendum debate and it has been central to Vote Leave's campaign in recent weeks. | Immigration is one of the key battlegrounds in the EU referendum debate and it has been central to Vote Leave's campaign in recent weeks. |
| A statement from Mr Johnson, Mr Gove, Ms Patel, and Ms Stuart has set out the blueprint for an immigration system, which would end the automatic right of EU citizens to come to live and work in the UK. | A statement from Mr Johnson, Mr Gove, Ms Patel, and Ms Stuart has set out the blueprint for an immigration system, which would end the automatic right of EU citizens to come to live and work in the UK. |
| Instead, the right to come to the UK would be based on skills and a similar system currently operates for people from outside the EU who want to come to the UK. | Instead, the right to come to the UK would be based on skills and a similar system currently operates for people from outside the EU who want to come to the UK. |
| The proposed system would not apply to Irish citizens or for EU citizens who are already lawfully resident in the UK. | The proposed system would not apply to Irish citizens or for EU citizens who are already lawfully resident in the UK. |
| Analysis, BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg | Analysis, BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg |
| On Wednesday, senior Outers will be on the road outlining how they claim they'd control immigration if we left the EU - by introducing a points system that would determine if people can come to live in Britain for every single wannabe immigrant. | On Wednesday, senior Outers will be on the road outlining how they claim they'd control immigration if we left the EU - by introducing a points system that would determine if people can come to live in Britain for every single wannabe immigrant. |
| The system is already in place for people who aren't part of the EU, but currently, the country has no way of limiting the total numbers of people who want to come here from around the continent. It would be an enormous change, and a system they believe would get wide public support. | The system is already in place for people who aren't part of the EU, but currently, the country has no way of limiting the total numbers of people who want to come here from around the continent. It would be an enormous change, and a system they believe would get wide public support. |
| The Remainers are bound, though, to warn again of the risks of leaving the EU. If we're out of the single market, so can leave behind the free movement of people, they'd argue the hit to the economy would be much more painful than any potential gains from controlling immigration. | The Remainers are bound, though, to warn again of the risks of leaving the EU. If we're out of the single market, so can leave behind the free movement of people, they'd argue the hit to the economy would be much more painful than any potential gains from controlling immigration. |
| Read more from Laura | Read more from Laura |
| In the statement, they said: "By the next general election, we will create a genuine Australian-style points-based immigration system. | In the statement, they said: "By the next general election, we will create a genuine Australian-style points-based immigration system. |
| "The automatic right of all EU citizens to come to live and work in the UK will end, as will EU control over vital aspects of our social security system." | "The automatic right of all EU citizens to come to live and work in the UK will end, as will EU control over vital aspects of our social security system." |
| Under the proposed system, applications to live and work in the UK would be determined based on skills and qualifications "without discrimination on the ground of nationality". | Under the proposed system, applications to live and work in the UK would be determined based on skills and qualifications "without discrimination on the ground of nationality". |
| This would "create fairness between EU citizens and others" including those from Commonwealth countries, they said. | This would "create fairness between EU citizens and others" including those from Commonwealth countries, they said. |
| They added: "We think that this system will be fairer, more humane, and better for the economy." | They added: "We think that this system will be fairer, more humane, and better for the economy." |
| "We will welcome new citizens who wish to contribute to our society, as so many immigrants have done. And we will be able to remove those who abuse our hospitality." | "We will welcome new citizens who wish to contribute to our society, as so many immigrants have done. And we will be able to remove those who abuse our hospitality." |
| 'Disaster' | 'Disaster' |
| Britain Stronger In Europe, the official Remain campaign group, attacked Vote Leave's proposal, saying it "will not work". | Britain Stronger In Europe, the official Remain campaign group, attacked Vote Leave's proposal, saying it "will not work". |
| Executive director Will Straw said: "Vote Leave's proposal could put up immigration and it would wreck our economy, as it involves leaving Europe's single market." | Executive director Will Straw said: "Vote Leave's proposal could put up immigration and it would wreck our economy, as it involves leaving Europe's single market." |
| He added: "Australia, who have a points-based immigration system, have twice as many migrants per head as the UK." | He added: "Australia, who have a points-based immigration system, have twice as many migrants per head as the UK." |
| Mr Straw also said that exiting the EU's single market would "lead to recession - costing jobs and raising prices". | Mr Straw also said that exiting the EU's single market would "lead to recession - costing jobs and raising prices". |
| Meanwhile, the TUC is warning average earnings in Britain would be lower by 2030 outside the EU - adjusting wages for smaller GDP growth. | Meanwhile, the TUC is warning average earnings in Britain would be lower by 2030 outside the EU - adjusting wages for smaller GDP growth. |
| A study by the TUC also says employee rights and manufacturing jobs in particular would be hit. | |
| TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "At a time of continuing hardship, Brexit would be a disaster for working people - for our wages, for our jobs and for our rights. | TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "At a time of continuing hardship, Brexit would be a disaster for working people - for our wages, for our jobs and for our rights. |
| "£38 a week may not be much for politicians like Boris Johnson, but for millions of workers, it's the difference between heating or eating, between struggling or saving, and between getting by or getting on." | "£38 a week may not be much for politicians like Boris Johnson, but for millions of workers, it's the difference between heating or eating, between struggling or saving, and between getting by or getting on." |
| Labour shadow business secretary Angela Eagle said Britain's membership of the EU was "good for businesses and good for working people too". | Labour shadow business secretary Angela Eagle said Britain's membership of the EU was "good for businesses and good for working people too". |
| But Vote Leave's Ms Stuart said the EU had been "a disaster" for workers, saying unemployment levels across the eurozone were "in the double digits". | But Vote Leave's Ms Stuart said the EU had been "a disaster" for workers, saying unemployment levels across the eurozone were "in the double digits". |