3 ms·

Those rules might change, one of the Conservative candidates announced that she'll kick out all EU immigrants that enter the UK after she becomes the prime mini

Those rules might change, one of the Conservative candidates announced that she'll kick out all EU immigrants that enter the UK after she becomes the prime minister. Edit: source: https://twitter.com/samcoatestimes/status/751682424405430272 https://twitter.com/samcoatestimes/status/751682424405430272

dazc 10y ago
I don't think she said that exactly, especially as she was on the side of remaining in the EU. All rules can change but this is how it as at the moment.
ptaipale 10y ago
That's scaremongering; not going to happen.
- jacquesm 10y ago
  The damage is done though.
cs02rm0 10y ago
That can't possibly be true - link?
hardlianotion 10y ago
Which one? Do you have a quote?
- bengale 10y ago
  Leadsom. It's an odd quote because it seems she mixed up when she becomes and when we leave the EU. It sounds like she's referring to article 50. https://mobile.twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/751682424405430272 https://mobile.twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/75168242440...
  - hardlianotion 10y ago
    Strange indeed. But then many aspects of her campaign are.
formula1 10y ago
To put it bluntly, Im confident the UK doesnt want ti self destruct. The immigration issue that spurred this delema was syrian, middle east abd north african immigrants. Saying "those rules may change" seems to be more fear mongering to the point of hoping for a worst possible outcome.
- gkya 10y ago
  Plus the polish. AFAIK they don't like them there too.
- BjoernKW 10y ago
  > The immigration issue that spurred this delema was syrian, middle east abd north african immigrants. Not entirely, the common argument is also about cheap workers from Eastern Europe. Ironically, recent accession of countries like Poland, Romania and Bulgaria was specifically and emphatically supported by the UK.
vowelless 10y ago
You should probably cite stuff like this... Otherwise it's just leftist fear mongering.
- johncolanduoni 10y ago
  This is perhaps what he was referring to: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/04/future-of-eu-nationals-in-uk-uncertain-may-comments-tory-leadership-brexit https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/04/future-of-eu... . If so, it looks like she said it would be used as a bargaining chip (which is pretty bad unto itself), not that she was dead set on kicking them out.
tkyjonathan 10y ago
Theresa May didn't announce that she will kick all foreigners, but she is not guaranteeing they will stay in the UK until negotiating with the EU. So basically, holding them hostage and feeding into uncertainty and fear.
- mike_hearn 10y ago
  Hardly. She can't guarantee that because what if the EU wants to deport Brits who are living in the EU? Then it would have to be matched like for like. The EU has shown it wants to hurt the UK as much as possible because its strategy for preventing further exits is, in a word, fear. You can't make any up front guarantees when negotiating with people like that, no matter how much you'd like to.

dazc 10y ago

I don't think she said that exactly, especially as she was on the side of remaining in the EU. All rules can change but this is how it as at the moment.

ptaipale 10y ago

That's scaremongering; not going to happen.

jacquesm 10y ago
The damage is done though.

cs02rm0 10y ago

That can't possibly be true - link?

hardlianotion 10y ago

Which one? Do you have a quote?

bengale 10y ago
Leadsom. It's an odd quote because it seems she mixed up when she becomes and when we leave the EU. It sounds like she's referring to article 50. https://mobile.twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/751682424405430272 https://mobile.twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/75168242440...
- hardlianotion 10y ago
  Strange indeed. But then many aspects of her campaign are.

formula1 10y ago

To put it bluntly, Im confident the UK doesnt want ti self destruct. The immigration issue that spurred this delema was syrian, middle east abd north african immigrants. Saying "those rules may change" seems to be more fear mongering to the point of hoping for a worst possible outcome.

gkya 10y ago
Plus the polish. AFAIK they don't like them there too.
BjoernKW 10y ago
> The immigration issue that spurred this delema was syrian, middle east abd north african immigrants. Not entirely, the common argument is also about cheap workers from Eastern Europe. Ironically, recent accession of countries like Poland, Romania and Bulgaria was specifically and emphatically supported by the UK.

vowelless 10y ago

You should probably cite stuff like this... Otherwise it's just leftist fear mongering.

johncolanduoni 10y ago
This is perhaps what he was referring to: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/04/future-of-eu-nationals-in-uk-uncertain-may-comments-tory-leadership-brexit https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/04/future-of-eu... . If so, it looks like she said it would be used as a bargaining chip (which is pretty bad unto itself), not that she was dead set on kicking them out.

tkyjonathan 10y ago

Theresa May didn't announce that she will kick all foreigners, but she is not guaranteeing they will stay in the UK until negotiating with the EU. So basically, holding them hostage and feeding into uncertainty and fear.

mike_hearn 10y ago
Hardly. She can't guarantee that because what if the EU wants to deport Brits who are living in the EU? Then it would have to be matched like for like. The EU has shown it wants to hurt the UK as much as possible because its strategy for preventing further exits is, in a word, fear. You can't make any up front guarantees when negotiating with people like that, no matter how much you'd like to.