{"id":963,"date":"2017-12-11T10:48:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T10:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=963"},"modified":"2017-12-11T10:48:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T10:48:25","slug":"migration-watch-uk-comment-on-phase-one-of-the-brexit-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migrationwatchuk.org\/news\/2017\/12\/11\/migration-watch-uk-comment-on-phase-one-of-the-brexit-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Migration Watch UK comment on phase one of the Brexit negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: <strong>&#8220;This is a sensible and satisfactory outcome. Importantly, it will not prevent us from achieving a substantial reduction in net migration from the EU once we have left. That must now be the focus of the government\u2019s efforts.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note to editors:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Our view is that, on immigration, this outcome is as good as could be expected in the circumstances:<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. It meets all reasonable needs of EU citizens resident in the UK and Brits in the EU<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. It allows the UK to take control of EU migration after 29 March 2019.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. It severely limits the scope of ECJ involvement, including a clear time limit.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4. It avoids granting EU citizens greater rights of family reunion than British citizens, except for relationships that are in place on the Brexit date.\u00a0\u00a0 There is no such privilege extending into the indefinite future.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/sites\/beta-political\/files\/joint_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joint report<\/a> by the UK government and the EU, published on 8 December 2017.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: &#8220;This is a sensible and satisfactory outcome. Importantly, it will not prevent us from achieving a substantial reduction in net migration from the EU once we have left. 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