European migrants should be banned from claiming benefits until they have paid taxes for at least six months, Nick Clegg has said in a toughening of Lib Dem policy on immigration. The Deputy Prime Minister also suggests in-work benefits like tax credits should only be available to people working full-time on the minimum wage. It marks an escalation in the political arms race to get tough on immigration marked by the rise of Ukip, and comes ahead of David Cameron's long-awaited speech on how he wants to cap the total number of people who can come to Britain from Europe.
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Deputy PM becomes latest party leader to toughen his stance on migrants
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Ban on claiming universal credit without working for six months first
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European Union migrants would then only be able to claim for six months
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No in-work benefits without working at least full-time on minimum wage
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Stop paying child benefit to children outside the UK at higher rates
Crucially, he said these measures could be pursued 'without tearing up the freedom to move across @placeholder or threatening to pull out of the EU'.