Being in the EU means we cannot
prioritise British citizens.
Posted
on August 11
Despite election promises to crack
down on migrant benefits, the Government is having to admit it can only do so by
applying the same rules to UK citizens.
Suzanne Evans, UKIP's Deputy Chairman said, "If this is the focus of Mr
Cameron's negotiation strategy it appears that the white flag is being run up,
before his ship has left the port. It is a simple fact of our membership of the
EU that we cannot prioritise our own citizens in the benefit
system."
"UKIP pointed this out when the Prime Minister made these promises in
November. Anybody with a cursory understanding of EU law would know that. It
rather asks questions about the honesty of the Government's election strategy",
she said.
