In calling for Theresa May to abandon her ambition to reduce immigration to the “tens of thousands” a year, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is reflecting public opinion better than the prime minister. A YouGov survey of an exceptionally large sample of 10,000 electors finds that 70% are happy for EU citizens with a job or university place in the UK to be free to come to Britain. Only one voter in six wants a sharp reduction in the numbers of workers and students coming from the EU.
The survey, which was commissioned by the People’s Vote campaign, sought to explore underlying public attitudes to Brexit, as negotiations between London and Brussels head towards their climax. One of the trickiest issues concerns freedom of movement. To many in the EU, this sits alongside the freedom to trade goods, services and capital across national borders: the four freedoms are indivisible. Plainly, Britain cannot expect the right to drastically curb immigration from the EU while seeking the right to keep trade flowing freely and without friction.
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