Press TV: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says his government is ready to leave the European Union unless the bloc makes a "substantial” and “meaningful” reform over immigration policies.
"We have to be prepared to leave the EU. In this case it isn't even our decision because there's going to be a referendum at the end of this process," Hammond told the Daily Telegraph on Friday.
He added that London is opposed to an EU offer for quotas on the amount of immigrants coming to Britain.
Hammond, however, said that his government may raise the idea of "a mechanism that delivered the same kind of outcome."
The comments came days after British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that the UK will not remain in the European Union if its pleas for immigration reform are ignored.
Cameron said that the EU needs to “address people's concerns, including concerns about immigration.”
The British government is under increasing pressure from the opposition and anti-EU parties over its policies on the European Union.
Recently, Britain’s Eurosceptic right-wing political party, the UK Independence Party (UKIP), won its first ever elected seat in the British parliament as it gained support predominantly among Britons disaffected by mainstream party politics, particularly on closer integration with Europe and immigration.
The UKIP wants Britain’s exit from the European Union. It also plans to reduce the inflow of immigrants to the country. The Eurosceptic party has grown rapidly over the past decade, mostly by winning voters of the Conservative Party.
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"We have to be prepared to leave the EU. In this case it isn't even our decision because there's going to be a referendum at the end of this process," Hammond told the Daily Telegraph on Friday.
He added that London is opposed to an EU offer for quotas on the amount of immigrants coming to Britain. Hammond, however, said that his government may raise the idea of "a mechanism that delivered the same kind of outcome."
The comments came days after British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that the UK will not remain in the European Union if its pleas for immigration reform are ignored.
Cameron said that the EU needs to “address people's concerns, including concerns about immigration.”
"Frankly, Britain's future in Europe matters to our country and it isn't working for us at the moment and that's why we need to make changes.”Cameron warned that his country cannot afford to remain in the 28-nation European bloc without a plan.
The British government is under increasing pressure from the opposition and anti-EU parties over its policies on the European Union.
Recently, Britain’s Eurosceptic right-wing political party, the UK Independence Party (UKIP), won its first ever elected seat in the British parliament as it gained support predominantly among Britons disaffected by mainstream party politics, particularly on closer integration with Europe and immigration.
The UKIP wants Britain’s exit from the European Union. It also plans to reduce the inflow of immigrants to the country. The Eurosceptic party has grown rapidly over the past decade, mostly by winning voters of the Conservative Party.
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