In a scathing attack on the UK’s immigration policy, a UN official has
slammed London for peddling “myths” about an “invasion of foreigners”.
Viviane Reding, vice president of the EU Commission, said the scare
tactics are part of a strategy to win votes.
Speaking on a webchat on EU citizenship, Reding said British politicians were putting the future of the UK in jeopardy for the sake of their political ambitions. She warned that the political rhetoric about the impending arrival of a wave of migrants, who will take jobs and leech off the welfare system, was a “myth”
“Most of the things which are told to the people in Great Britain are myths, [and] have nothing to do with reality.", said Reding.
Reding argues that in fact the arrival of EU migrants, in fact, stimulated the UK economy, causing GDP to grow by “3-4 percent”.
“I am mostly frustrated about the political leaders because what is leadership if you just try with populistic movements and populistic speech to gain votes?” said Reding.
She appealed to all of the “reasonable forces” in Britain to dispel the distorted version of events that the UK government has created and explain to people what the European Union really is.
"You are destroying the future of your people, actually,” said Reding, condemning Prime Minister David Cameron’s policy of “populism” and “Euroscepticism”.
Reding’s come off the back of a flurry of rhetoric from EU leaders condemning new immigration policies that have been implemented by the UK government. Prime Minister David Cameron has moved to cut immigration to the UK.
Furthermore, the government is also taking measures to restrict migrants’ access to the British welfare system.
Recently David Cameron said he would like to change treaties with the EU that would allow him to cut child benefit for workers from other EU countries.
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Speaking on a webchat on EU citizenship, Reding said British politicians were putting the future of the UK in jeopardy for the sake of their political ambitions. She warned that the political rhetoric about the impending arrival of a wave of migrants, who will take jobs and leech off the welfare system, was a “myth”
“Most of the things which are told to the people in Great Britain are myths, [and] have nothing to do with reality.", said Reding.
Reding argues that in fact the arrival of EU migrants, in fact, stimulated the UK economy, causing GDP to grow by “3-4 percent”.
“I am mostly frustrated about the political leaders because what is leadership if you just try with populistic movements and populistic speech to gain votes?” said Reding.
She appealed to all of the “reasonable forces” in Britain to dispel the distorted version of events that the UK government has created and explain to people what the European Union really is.
"You are destroying the future of your people, actually,” said Reding, condemning Prime Minister David Cameron’s policy of “populism” and “Euroscepticism”.
Reding’s come off the back of a flurry of rhetoric from EU leaders condemning new immigration policies that have been implemented by the UK government. Prime Minister David Cameron has moved to cut immigration to the UK.
Furthermore, the government is also taking measures to restrict migrants’ access to the British welfare system.
Recently David Cameron said he would like to change treaties with the EU that would allow him to cut child benefit for workers from other EU countries.
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