#Preferential treatment mac mac#

The government said it would consider the recommendations before setting out further detail on the future immigration system. If a Brexit deal is reached, Britain and the EU have said people will still be able to move, live and work on the same basis as now until the end of a transition period in December 2020. Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to end unrestricted freedom of movement when Britain leaves the bloc but has so far given little detail on what the rules will be. Worries about immigration were prominent among voters who backed Brexit in the 2016 referendum.

#Preferential treatment mac mac#

The MAC was clear that its suggestions were based on the assumption Britain was setting its own migration rules without the constraints of any possible Brexit deal. immigration is not to be part of the negotiations with the EU and the UK is deciding its future migration system in isolation, we recommend moving to a system in which all migration is managed with no preferential access to EU citizens,” the committee said in a report. With just over six months to go until exit day, Britain has yet to agree its divorce or future ties with the bloc, and businesses are increasingly concerned that the country’s future immigration strategy will shut the door on much-needed workers. However, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent body which gives the government advice, also said Britain may be able to offer preferential access for EU citizens in return for other benefits in Brexit talks such as trade. FILE PHOTO: UK Border control is seen in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London June 4, 2014.