Sharp swing in polls towards Brexit on immigration fears

London

LEADERS of the Leave European Union camp have promised to introduce an Australian-style points system to control immigration in the event of Brexit.

UK Justice Secretary Michael Gove, Employment Minister Priti Patel, former London Mayor Boris Johnson and the opposition Labour Party's Gisela Stuart stressed that they would welcome educated, skilled immigrants from all over the world and the policy would be proposed in the first election after Brexit.

"By the next general election, we will create a genuine Australian-style points based immigration system," the Brexit campaigners stated.

"The automatic right of all EU citizens to come to live and work in the UK will end, as will EU control over vital aspects of our social security system. EU citizens will be subject to legislation made by those we elect in Westminster, not in Brussels. We…