David Cameron: Migrants will be banned from automatic legal aid in the UK

[Jazzy]

David Cameron has pledged to make the UK the “toughest” country on benefits for foreign migrants.



In an interview with the Daily Express, the Prime Minister said he wants to ban migrants from being able to automatically receive legal aid in cases involving benefits, housing and other civil claims.



Mr Cameron this month said he want to completely overhaul the benefits system for migrants after saying that he believes the current system does not pass the “simple common sense test”.



The Prime Minister said he has asked Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, to create a new “residency test” designed to ensure migrants are not given instant access to legal aid in civil court cases.



Mr Cameron said: “We’re a fair country and a welcoming country, but not a soft touch. Let’s make sure that ours is the toughest country instead of the softest.”



“I think there is more we can do,” he added. “One of the aspects that we are reaching fairly early conclusion on is that we can no longer grant legal aid to non-UK nationals or for civil cases, people who are facing housing cases or benefit cases.



His comments came amid a growing debate about the numbers of new migrants preparing to come to the UK next year.



Twenty nine million Bulgarians and Romanians will gain the right to live and work unrestricted in Britain in 2014 under European “freedom of movement” rules.

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What are your thoughts about this?

 

[seasidemike]

It is about time... I hope that Ireland will follow his lead

 

[seasidemike]

It is about time... I hope that Ireland will follow his lead. it is crazy what people get in social benefits.

 

[Jazzy]

If I thought it would do any good, I would forward this article to Obummer.

 

[Sinon]

Good. I get everything I do sifted through a strainer to make sure I'm making enough effort in order to earn my pittance of £53 a week from the government. But if I were Arab, I'd get around £300 a week with no questions asked. I'm fucking sick of it.