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ECJ rules benefits can be denied to jobless migrants

The European Court of Justice has ruled benefits can be denied to jobless migrants if they have never held a job in that country.

Dubbed "benefits tourism", it has occurred in many EU countries for some time.

But today Germany won the right to refuse to pay a Romanian woman and her son benefits on that basis.

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Defining 'benefit tourism' and what it means for Britain

In a ruling that could have been written by the Prime Minister himself, the European Court of Justice says it's all right for countries to limit benefits to certain unemployed migrants.

The case involved a Romanian mother and son who applied for benefits in Germany. Mr Cameron called the judgement common sense.

ITV News political correspondent Libby Wiener explains what it means for so called benefit tourism:

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