Boris Johnson speaks out on immigration
The UK's post-Brexit immigration system will put "people before passports", Boris Johnson has said.
Speaking at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, the PM said immigration would become "fairer... treating people the same wherever they come from".
Freedom of movement between the UK and EU is expected to end after the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020.
The government says it will introduce an Australian-style points based system by January 2021.
Under this system those wanting to work in the UK could be assigned points based on a number of professional and personal characteristics such as education levels.
Currently, under freedom of movement, EU citizens do not need a visa to work in the UK, but immigrants from outside the EU are subject to a points system based on English language skills, being sponsored by a company and meeting a salary threshold.
Source: BBC News
