Days before Britain's referendum on whether to leave the European Union (EU), former Prime Minister David Cameron made an appeal to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for limits on the free movement of people, the BBC reported on Saturday. Britons voted on June 23 to exit the EU, with the issue of immigration and control of the free movement of people from the bloc a key campaigning issue for the "Leave" camp. The idea was eventually shelved and the BBC said Merkel had told Cameron at an EU summit after the vote that there could be no compromise on free movement within the bloc. The issue of immigration remains one of the main sticking points ahead of Britain's negotiations with the EU about its post-Brexit relationship with the bloc. Andrew Cooper, an ally of Cameron who was the main pollster for Britain Stronger in Europe campaign, said the "Remain" camp had failed to respond to public fears about immigration.

Source: dna July 23, 2016 09:33 UTC