Boris reveals plans to BAN migrants from entering Britain unless they speak English
MIGRANTS will not be allowed into Britain unless they speak good English and have the right skills for a job under plans unveiled by Boris Johnson today.
Boris Johnson said migrants will need good English and skills to come to Britain
Lead Brexit campaigners set out their vision for post-Brexit border control, including an Australian-style points-based immigration system.
A statement from Boris Johnson and Michael Gove set out a blueprint for the end of the automatic right of European Union (EU) citizens to come to live and work in the UK.
Instead, the right to come to the UK would be based on skills.
We will be able to ensure that all those who come have the ability to speak good English
The statement said: "To gain the right to work, economic migrants will have to be suitable for the job in question.
"For relevant jobs, we will be able to ensure that all those who come have the ability to speak good English.
"Such a system can be much less bureaucratic and much simpler than the existing system for non-EU citizens."
Some 77,000 jobseekers came to the UK from the EU last year despite it being government policy that people coming from Europe should have a job offer in place first.
The statement comes as support for Britain to leave Brussels soared as concerns grow over record levels of migration from the EU.
Public backing for David Cameron’s Remain campaign has plummeted as immigration becomes the main focus of the Leave referendum campaign.
Boris Johnson said economic migrants will have to be suitable for the job in question
Last week at least 700 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean as they attempted to make their way to Europe.
A situation, Brexit backers say will only worsen if we stay in the EU.
The statement, also signed by Eurosceptics Priti Patel, and Gisela Stuart, added: “The tragic scenes unfolding in the Mediterranean underline how badly the European Union is handling population movements and migration pressures.
The Leave campaign has drawn up an Australian-style points-based immigration system
The plans outline the end of the automatic right of EU citizens to live and work in the UK
“People smugglers and organised criminals are exploiting this desperate situation and the EU is failing to tackle this trade in human misery.
“If we remain in the EU the situation is only likely to get worse.”