Tory Remainers fail British Tax-payers.
Some months ago UKIP made it very clear that the only
EU citizens that should be given 'leave to remain' in the UK after it leaves the
EU are those that arrived here before the triggering of Article 50. UKIP also
made it clear that once the UK leaves the EU no benefits should be paid to any
non UK resident relatives of EU citizens qualified to remain in the
UK.
Theresa May and her Remain dominated
government have just written a blank cheque with UK taxpayers' money to not only
allow any EU citizens that come here before a yet to be announced cut off date
to be given 'settled status' but for their relatives to join them, regardless of
the size of their families, as long as they do so before the UK leaves the
EU.
John Bickley, UKIP's Immigration Spokesman said,
"Today we've seen a glaring example of why the Tories, Parliament and the
Establishment cannot be trusted to look out for British citizens, going out of
their way to unilaterally favour EU citizens by writing a blank cheque, using
taxpayers' money, that will allow millions of EU citizens the right to live in
the UK. They will have access to public services and benefits, although most of
those dependents that arrive will not work and therefore not pay any
contributions to fund public services. No other country in the World would allow
settled immigrants the right to invite their extended family into that country
and de facto be given citizens' rights and free access to
public services and benefits.
Quite frankly, this unjustified and uncosted
move shows that the Government isn't be to be trusted with the Brexit
negotiations and because of the Tories' own goal by calling a general election,
that they should have won hands down, are displaying appalling negotiating
tactics and guile. If a significant number of UKIP MPs had been elected (which a
proportional representation voting system would have guaranteed) then UKIP would
have stopped this embarrassing and amateurish example of 'caving in' at the
first hurdle".
