The British government wants to implement an immigration regime under which controls would be applied to both skilled and unskilled European workers, the Guardian understands. Amber Rudd, the home secretary, has also said privately that she does not want an emergency brake implemented. “Cracking down on skilled workers will hurt our economy. But Brexit-supporting MPs said it was right to put in place restrictions, even for skilled workers. He also argued that restrictions on skilled workers were also likely if the prime minister wanted to achieve her goal to heavily reduce net migration to the tens of thousands.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2016 07:00 UTC