What the papers say: It’s now or never for Labour moderates

The warnings about Brexit could not have been clearer: leaving the EU would lead to an exodus of foreign workers and students from Britain. So far though the reality hasn’t quite matched that prediction. The Sun picks up on news today that a record number of overseas students – 70,900 – applied to study in Britain last year. ‘NHS workers from the EU are on the up, too’, says the paper, which argues that, despite the warnings, Britain will remain ‘attractive for those wanting to better their lot’. Yet the large number of people who do want to come to Britain also means ‘it is right that we take control of our borders once we leave the EU’. ‘Taking in a city the size of Newcastle every year is not sustainable’, says the Sun. So when freedom of movement ends, regaining control of Britain’s immigration policy will be vital, argues the paper.