Priti Patel vows to end freedom of movement ‘for once and for all’ – Metro.co.uk

Priti Patel said she will end freedom of movement once and for all (Picture: PA, Getty)

Home Secretary Priti Patel has vowed to end freedom of movement once and for all after the UK leaves the EU.

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, she told audience she had a particular responsibility when it comes to taking back control after Brexit.

She continued: It is to end the free movement of people once and for all.

Patel then explained that Britain would be introducing an Australian style points-based immigration system that works in the best interests of the country.

She said: One that attracts and welcomes the brightest and the best. One that supports brilliant scientists, the finest academics and leading people in their fields.

And one that is under the control of the British Government. Because, let me tell you something.

This daughter of immigrants, needs no lectures from the North London metropolitan liberal elite.

During the speech, Patel also reiterated a plan to recruit 20,000 new police officers and spend 10,000,000 on equipping 60 per cent of them with tasers.

Around 20,000,000 funding will be committed to tackling organised crime gangs who exploit children and other vulnerable people by involving them in the drugs, she said.

Stating that law and order is central to our DNA as Conservatives, she said it was the job of the Home Secretary to empower chief constables.

A dedicated British Transport Police unit with visible and undercover officers will also be tasked with disrupting the movement of drugs and people in gangs, she added.

Patel warned criminals: We are coming after you.

She continued: The kingpins of these criminal gangs are exploiting children.

Forcing them to carry crack cocaine and heroin across rural and coastal communities, threatening them into carrying guns and knives as protection, manipulating them into killing innocent people.

Funding will also be made available to Police and Crime Commissioners to invest in preventative measures to tackle burglaries, thefts and shoplifting, Patel said.

A pledge of 25,000,000 will be made to the safer streets fund for new security measures that will help tackle Britains worst crime spots.

Patel rounded up her speech by taking a swipe at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott.

She claimed the Labour Party would make the country less safe, adding that they wont even attempt to take back control of our borders.

The Labour Party trust our foes more than our friends, she said.

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