27-03-2017 14:54 via theguardian.com

Ukip: Britain should be able to send back 'beggars or criminals' from EU

Party’s Brexit spokesman backs prime minister’s decision not to give guarantees without reciprocal deals from EU countriesThe UK should have the right not to let EU citizens stay if they “do not work, never pay taxes or are beggars or criminals”, a senior Ukip spokesman has said.Gerard Batten, an MEP with responsibility for Ukip’s Brexit policy, suggested on Monday that the UK should have the discretion to refuse some EU citizens the right to stay and backed Theresa
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