Why I Joined UKIP by Steve Halden:

The thing that made me join UKIP was when I found out that every EU citizen had the right to live, work and vote in Britain. When the 10 new countries joined the European Union in May 2004 we gave rights of residence to an additional 73 million EU citizens. This meant that a total of 450 million EU citizens had a legal right to live in Britain, and this would have serious implications for the future of schools, housing and hospitals. When I realised just how many EU citizens had the legal right to live in Britain it made me feel that I had to campaign for Britain to regain control of its borders.