MOSCOW (Sputnik) — UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gave a speech in Westminster on Thursday reiterating his support for the remain vote in the EU membership upcoming referendum and said that Britain must not close the borders to workers from the European Union, the press release by the Labour Party said.
"Some communities can change dramatically and rapidly and that can be disconcerting for some people. More people living in an area can put real pressure on local services like GPs surgeries, schools and housing. This isn’t the fault of migrants. It’s a failure of government," Corbyn said as quoted by the press release.
Referendum on the UK European Union membership will be held on June 23. Supporters of the UK exit from the bloc argue that EU membership has eroded Britain’s independence to legislate, direct its economy and control its borders. Proponents of the Remain campaign have argued that exit from the 28-nation bloc would devalue the national currency and hurt the country’s economy.
