But Charlie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, said there had been a “clear instruction from the British people to take back control of our borders and end uncontrolled EU immigration” in the 2016 referendum. However, Abbott has argued strongly that her party should hold its nerve over the issue of immigration. In a statement he said: “The government’s plans for an extreme form of hard Brexit have been revealed tonight in a leaked Home Office document. Immigration barrister Colin Yeo, who is a specialist on the EU citizens negotiations, predicted “retaliation” from the EU which would then impact negatively on the 1.2 million UK citizens living in Europe. “This will not do any good in terms of reassuring EU citizens currently that the Home Office wants them to stay.”

Source: The Guardian September 05, 2017 20:11 UTC