A document released by civil servants yesterday also confirms that the Government cannot block EU migrants from “rights to enter, live and work” in the UK.
It details how Britain has an “obligation to comply” with all EU laws, making clear the Charter of Fundamental Rights is “binding” on all 28 member nations.
The report on the “Rights and obligations of EU membership” was the last in a series of documents which the Government was legally required to publish in time for today’s official start of the referendum campaign.
But unlike previous publications in the series, the 96-page dossier appeared without fanfare yesterday. It was released quietly on a Government website and announced with a written statement to MPs. Last night campaigners for a British exit in the forthcoming in-out referendum on June 23 criticised the low-key release of the report. Express.
