LONDON http://www.fussballtrikotschweiz.ch/ , July 31 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May's office on Monday said free movement of people would end when Britain leaves the European Union (EU).
Number 10 was forced to make clarify future immigration plans after various senior ministers indicated that free movement would continue after Brexit.
Conflicting media statements by senior government ministers created uncertainty about what would happen during any transitional period after March 2019, the date of Britain's exit as an EU member.
Some commentators described the situation as a civil war between rival "remainers" and Brexit supporters.
Media reports said British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had been forced to deny a claim by the Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable that he had threatened to resign from government over the Brexit issue.
Uncertainty started Friday when Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond commented that Britain would seek a Brexit transitional deal with the EU for up to three years after Brexit. Hammond is acting head of the government during May's vacation on a walking trip in the Alps.
Hammond said the cabinet was united behind the need for a transitional period of up to three years after Brexit, saying many arrangements would "remain very similar to how they were the day before Britain exited the EU."
Meanwhile http://www.fussballtrikotschweiz.ch/xherdan-shaqiri-trikot.html , International Trade Secretary Liam Fox warned that allowing unregulated EU immigration to continue would be a betrayal of last year's referendum which resulted in a 52-48 percent vote in favor of Britain leaving.
Hammond's comments generated a response from Keir Starmer, the Labour Party's