Brexiteers told immigration controls must be brought in BEFORE Britain leaves the European Union
Out campaigner Jacob Rees-Mogg says there could be a migrant rush unless swift action is taken
BREXIT bosses were tonight urged to bring in immigration controls BEFORE Britain leaves the EU to avoid a migrant rush.
And Leave chiefs were warned they will be “treating voters with contempt” unless they stick to a promise to cut net migration.
Tory backbencher and Out campaigner Jacob Rees Mogg said it was essential Brexit Ministers didn’t water down their vow to tackle voters’ No.1 concern.
His blast came just days after Dan Hannan, Tory MEP, said quitting the EU did not mean the numbers of people coming to Britain would fall.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Brexit ministers must not water down their vows to tackle immigration
The widely respected Mr Rees Mogg insisted the Brexit camp had to make ripping up free movement rules a red line in divorce talks with the EU.
He said just as the Referendum result “must be obeyed” the “implied promises” of the Vote Leave campaign also had to be upheld.
“One the factors behind the result is the disconnect between voters and their rulers.
“A feeling that the elite carries on regardless of the democratic will.
“This mood would be exacerbated if the main demands of Leave are not met.”
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He added: “The biggest of these is the promise to stop the free movement of people.
“Throughout the campaign the question of immigration resonated.
“The vote to leave was unequivocally a vote to control our borders and significantly reduce net migration and this must be implemented swiftly.
“Indeed controls will need to be applied before we have left otherwise large numbers may try to come here just before the deadline.”
Boris Johnson today insisted he wanted to see a points system at the border as he was slammed for appearing to back membership of the single market and a degree of free movement.
Last week the former Mayor insisted to the Sun that in the event of an Out vote net migration would come down by the end of the decade.
In late 2013, The Sun revealed readers wanted the PM to make taking back control of our borders the ‘red line’ in his renegotiation talks with EU leaders. It was dropped on the advice of German Chancellor Angela Merkel - who said Germany could never agree to such a demand.
Mr Rees Mogg added that Brexit bosses had to stick by promises to reinvest savings from the EU membership fee into the NHS – and to prevent the European Court of Justice “determining our laws”.