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Some Towns 'Swamped' By Migrants
Topic Started: Oct 26 2014, 03:57 PM (280 Views)
papasmurf
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How times have changed, a few months ago he would not have dared say that:-

http://news.sky.com/story/1360722/senior-tory-some-towns-swamped-by-migrants

15:41, UK,
Sunday 26 October 2014



A Tory cabinet minister has warned that some British communities are being "swamped" by EU migrants.


Speaking to Sky News' Murnaghan programme, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said some towns are "under siege" as he dismissed Germany opposition to changing free movement rules within the European Union.

Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to regain control over immigration and has vowed to make it a "red line" in renegotiating UK membership terms.

But German chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected the prospect of radical change.

Speaking on Sky News Mr Fallon said: "The Germans haven't seen our proposal yet, and we haven't seen our proposal yet.

"That is still being worked on at the moment to see what we can do to prevent whole towns and communities being swamped by huge numbers of migrant workers.

"In some areas, particularly on the east coast, yes, towns do feel under siege from large numbers of migrant workers and people claiming benefits. It is quite right that we look at that.

"The original treaty when it was drawn up 50 years ago did not envisage these vast movements of people, and we are perfectly entitled to say this needs to be looked at again."

It is the latest escalation in clashes with European counterparts after Mr Cameron responded furiously to a surprise demand to contribute an extra £1.7bn into the Brussels budget last week.

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RJD
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Prudence and Thrift
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papasmurf
Oct 28 2014, 12:15 PM
RJD
Oct 28 2014, 12:04 PM
The EU will not like it and as a consequence they or we must bend the knee. At this time on this issue I do not see Joe Public in the UK bending his/her knees.
Quite, this is an issue that crosses normal political boundaries and the politicians are in general (with a few exceptions) totally out of touch with the majority of the electorate about it.
Not only in the UK, but in a number of other countries as well. Germany, France, Italy etc. are not comfortable with unfettered economic migration in and through their countries. If put to a referendum I see a massive majority across the old EU for a system of Work Permits. Here massive means >75%.
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