Any version of free movement would decimate hard-won controls over Britain’s borders
Letting in U30s will destroy our Brexit
“I’VE BEEN clear from the get-go that freedom of movement is a red line for us.”
So said Sir Keir Starmer in an interview with The Sun last week when challenged over unpicking Brexit.
The PM added: “There are no plans in relation to free movement on any level.”
Meanwhile, amid the EU-loving members of the Labour Movement for Europe, exactly the opposite approach has emerged.
Labour MP Stella Creasy, a potential candidate for London Mayor, reveals activists are “pushing at an open door” over free movement for under 30s.
“The good news is, it is being discussed”, adds the MP for Walthamstow. Is it any wonder that many voters believe Sir Keir is on full manoeuvres to drag us straight back into the EU’s orbit?
The promised “reset” with Brussels and the so-called surrender squad of more than 100 civil servants working on the EU project have rightly stoked their worst fears.
And what the PM says in public is nothing like what his pro-European MPs say in private.
Any version of free movement would decimate our hard-won controls over Britain’s borders.
And with much of Europe blighted by youth unemployment, this country would become a magnet.
Meanwhile the Government has not even started to force our own long-term jobless off their sofas and back into work.
Sir Keir says free movement is a red line. In that case he must make it clear once and for all that Britain will never take part in such a scheme.
Whatever form it takes.
Hands off our boozers
WE are already seeing the dismal impact of the Budget in slowly increasing inflation and pathetically stunted growth.
It always seemed likely that the hospitality industry would be one of the worst hit by the National Insurance hike.
Now it has become clear that Britain’s pubs and restaurants are facing a crippling £1billion extra in tax.
It was bad enough for pubs before the Budget, with 50 a month closing in the first half of this year.
How many can survive this latest hammer blow?
The hospitality sector is the lifeblood of Britain.
It directly contributes £93billion to our economy and employs 3.5million people.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to wake up to the jobs threat she has created.
Otherwise Britain’s boozers will be drinking in the last chance saloon.