POST BREXIT: Britain likely to introduce five (5) years visa to migrants without any right to benefits

UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has thrown her weight behind David Davis who said Brexit will not "suddenly shut” the door to UK border. Rudd also expressly stated that she is "against cliff edges"

She however acknowledged that UK exit from the EU will bring will spell the "end of freedom of movement as we know it" - but then the numbers will not just abruptly fall once Britain leaves the European Union.

The Home Secretary while speaking also hinted that businesses and other stakeholders would be consulted in the summer on new immigration controls. Rudd also supported his suggestion which states that, it will take "years and years" for British workers to fill the low-skilled jobs left by EU migrants.

Similarly, Ms Rudd affirmed reports stating that ministers are putting into consideration a strategy to limit benefits for new immigrants, as one of the options being put on the table for the Home Office to look into.

She said: "We are working on a range of options. It would be a mistake for me to go any further than that. We are looking at all the different options.

"How they are implemented and how long it will take will depend on the final arrangement and how we set it up," she told ITV's Peston on Sunday.

Earlier this week, Mr Davis' comments during a visit to Estonia raised questions over Theresa May's pledge to use Brexit to take back control of immigration and reduce net migration to the tens of thousands.

He warned: "In the hospitality sector, hotels and restaurants, in the social care sector, working in agriculture, it will take time - it will be years and years before we get British citizens to do those jobs.

"Don't expect just because we're changing who makes the decision on the policy, the door will suddenly shut: it won't."

On the other hand, the Prime Mrs May has constantly said the UK wants to continue to attract talent, but the focus has been on highly skilled workers in industries such as finance and technology - not care workers, fruit pickers and barristas.

Ms Rudd's comments come during reports that new immigrants could be given five-year working visas if they have a job, which will not allow them to claim any form of benefit within that period.

According to The Sunday Times, ministers are also discussing plans for the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to decide on how many visas are issued to workers in key industries such as health and hospitality, which are heavy reliant on immigrants, to take the political sting out of the issue.

Ms Rudd said Mrs May also considered guaranteeing the rights of all EU nationals who are resident in the UK - if a similar deal is reciprocated for British expats in Europe - a "priority" when she triggers Article 50 to formally begin Britain's exit negotiations.