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Won't let anyone 'jump queue' ahead of countries like India: Theresa May

Currently, migrants from within the EU are free to come in and find work in the UK, while workers from non-EU countries like India have to undergo strict visa application requirements

Theresa May | Photo: Reuters
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Theresa May | Photo: Reuters

Press Trust of India London
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday vowed that Brexit would level the playing field for migrant workers in the UK, with migrants from the European Union (EU) no longer be able to jump the queue ahead of those from countries like India.

Addressing the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in London, she said the country’s post-Brexit immigration system will be based on skills and talent rather than which country the immigrant comes from.

“Once we have left the EU, we will be fully in control of who comes here. It will no longer be the

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