If no freedom of movement, then no full EU mkt access

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking over the weekend said the UK could not get concessions on freedom of movement while retaining full access to the European single market.

Says then other countries will want the same
  • "If I start making concessions on the freedom of movement, then another country will tomorrow come and say: 'I don't want so many Bulgarians and Romanian workers either'
  • And then a third country will come and then the extreme forces from Europe will come and then we'll soon all be closing our borders again and not having any freedom at all and then that's no longer Europe"
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