Britain will end the free movement of labour immediately after Brexit and introduce restrictions to deter all but highly-skilled EU workers under detailed proposals set out in a Home Office document leaked to the Guardian.
The leaked papers suggest a policy that would break the link between temporary migration from EU member countries and the right to settle permanently in Britain.
Analysing the document, Alan Travis, our home affairs editor, said:
It proposes that after Brexit day all newly arrived EU migrants, unless they are highly skilled, will lose their rights to live permanently in Britain. At a stroke they will be turned into temporary workers with a maximum two-year permit.
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