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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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Plus the polish. AFAIK they don't like them there too.

> 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.

That can't possibly be true - link?

Which one? Do you have a quote?

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/75168242440...

Strange indeed. But then many aspects of her campaign are.

That's scaremongering; not going to happen.

The damage is done though.

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

This is perhaps what he was referring to: 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.

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