Reaction to David Cameron's immigration speech

As the prime minister sets out plans to curb welfare benefits for migrants from the EU, how has his speech been received?

Nigel Farage, UKIP leader

Tweets: 'Mr Cameron says we should judge him by his record in Europe. We are, David. We are... It's not good.'

He added: 'Yes, Mr Cameron *does* owe the British people an apology for his broken promise on net migration. He was asked for one today. He dodged.

'Anyone else notice Mr Cameron say that he'll introduced (sic) new measures for migration? Convenient since he failed his own net migration test', he wrote.

Natalie Bennett, Green Party Leader

Natalie Bennett tells The Telegraph 'benefits tourism' and 'health tourism' 'non-existent problems - the government has not been able to produce evidence of'.

'We have major problems in Britain with low wages, with housing shortages and high costs, with crowded schools and hospitals. These are not caused by immigration, but by failures of government policy. An inadequate minimum wage, inadequately enforced, is a key issue.

'Another is housing policy - continuing the privatisation policy that is Right to Buy, failing to allow councils to borrow to build new council homes, encouraging runaway private sector rents.

'And the NHS needs investment, schools need to be brought back under local authority control to allow sensible planning and resource use.

'These are the issues Mr Cameron should have been talking about today to address the real needs of Britain, instead of choosing to pander to the electoral priorities of Ukip.'

Katja Hall, CBI deputy director-general

'The UK's openness to trade, people and investment has been the foundation of Britain's success in the past and will remain central in the future. Immigration has helped keep the wheels of this recovery turning by plugging skills shortages and allowing UK firms to grow.

'Freedom of movement to work is essential to businesses getting access to the best talent and equally offers British citizens the chance to take up a job anywhere across the EU.

'The EU matters to the future of British jobs and growth so we must work with allies to secure reform.

'The Government and businesses need to do more to ensure growth benefits everyone and that means not only helping more people into work, but equipping them with the skills they need to move up the career ladder.'

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