Theresa May has warned Brussels that the Government will not compromise on immigration control when it comes to a Brexit deal.
The Prime Minister said any deal will have to include control of the UK's borders for her to agree, as she addressed the Conservative conference in Birmingham.
Mrs May also said the Government will seek to address the view held by some people who voted for the UK to leave the European Union that their "dreams have been sacrificed in the service of others".
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Addressing the Brexit vote, Mrs May said the "roots of the revolution run deep" as she told the conference hall that working class families had paid the biggest price from the financial crash.
She said: "If you're one of those people who lost their job, who stayed in work but on reduced hours, took a pay cut as household bills rocketed, or - and I know a lot of people don't like to admit this - someone who finds themselves out of work or on lower wages because of low-skilled immigration, life simply doesn't seem fair.
"It feels like your dreams have been sacrificed in the service of others. So change has got to come."
The Prime Minister reiterated her commitment to triggering Article 50 "no later than the end of March" and to introduce a Great Repeal Bill in the next parliamentary session to get rid of the European Communities Act.
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She said it was "too early" to give precise details on the deal the Government will seek, but she acknowledged negotiations will be "tough" before setting out what are likely to be her red lines.
She said: "I want it to give British companies the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within the single market - and let European businesses do the same here.
"But let's state one thing loud and clear: We are not leaving the European Union only to give up control of immigration all over again. And we are not leaving only to return to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. That's not going to happen.
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"We are leaving to become, once more, a fully sovereign and independent country - and the deal is going to have to work for Britain."
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