"Wolfgang Schwanke" wrote in message
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I want us to be able to trade with our European neighbours. But I also
want us to have absolute control of our borders so we can limit the
numbers of non-UK people that we allow in

The UK is not in Schengen, so it has control over its borders already.

No we don't

in Schengen or otherwise, EU rules forbid us from excluding entry for
another EU citizen except in very exceptional circumstances. If someone has
an EU passport, they are in, end of.

The (usual) reasons for wanting to exclude someone:

we don't think that you have sufficient means to support yourself whilst
here

or

you are a habitual criminal

are not exceptional reasons

If it doesn't use that, it's not the EU's fault.

It doesn't use it because the right doesn't exist.

tim