No visas for EU holidaymakers

The proposals, which would mean EU visitors would not need visas to visit Britain unless they were planning to work or stay, have been described as "interesting" by Montgomeryshire MP Glynne Davies.

Mr Davies, who supported Britain leaving the EU, said it was too early to comment on the proposals in any detail.

But he said it was important to minimise the disruption to people wanting to travel to and from the UK.

"I think we need to develop a system that requires as little change as possible to the present system, and these proposals are very interesting," said Mr Davies.

"We're leaving the EU, and it looks like we are probably leaving the single market and the customs union, so we need to try do that with as little disruption as possible."

EU citizens are currently free to live and work in the UK without a permit.

The Home Office has said managing migration is as much about access to work and benefits as it is to control entry at a physical border.

But ministers will face questions about how the Government will stop visitors from settling or obtaining jobs without a visa.

The Government is keen to enter negotiations with the EU about the future of border controls as soon as possible.

On Wednesday, the Government said there should be no hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit.

A paper detailing its proposals said there should be no custom posts at the border which has almost 300 crossing points.

The plan was given a cautious welcome by the Irish government.

But they have been criticised by Labour as a "fantasy frontier".