Britain will never have full control of its borders as long as we are part of the EU, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond admitted Britain can never have full control over national borders as long as we remain a member of the European Union, the Foreign Secretary has admitted. Philip Hammond warned the British people will vote to leave the EU if we do not get reform. In a forthright interview, Mr Hammond said ‘destabilising movements’ across Europe in recent years had seen ‘large waves of migrants’ settling in Britain, putting pressure on public services. He said Germany should realise that if we do not get new powers to at least limit the number of migrants from the Continent, British voters will choose to leave the EU in the 2017 referendum.
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Foreign Secretary admits Britain will never have border control in the EU
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Philip Hammond warned that the EU needs to reform or Britain will leave
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Germany should realise UK will leave unless we get new powers, he said
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Hinted that EU may have to pay for school places taken by migrant children
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Only 20 per cent think the PM will be able to strike a deal with EU leaders
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