Theresa May is preparing to use Brexit to fulfil David Cameron’s manifesto promise to stop EU migrants from claiming benefits.
Senior government figures are studying whether to stop newly arrived migrants from the continent from claiming tax credits and other in-work benefits. This was pledged in the Tory manifesto but Mr Cameron was able to negotiate only a temporary compromise with the rest of the EU last year. The deal was nullified when Britain voted to leave the union in June.
Now Mrs May is looking at resurrecting the idea and bringing EU migrants into line with those from outside the continent. A government source said that implementing the plan would be seen to make a difference. The change could relieve pressure on the exchequer
