A Tory cabinet minister has warned that some British communities are being "swamped" by EU migrants.
Speaking to Sky News' Murnaghan programme, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said some towns are "under siege" as he dismissed Germany opposition to changing free movement rules within the European Union.
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to regain control over immigration and has vowed to make it a "red line" in renegotiating UK membership terms.
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected the prospect of radical change.
Mr Fallon said: "The Germans haven't seen our proposal yet, and we haven't seen our proposal yet.
"That is still being worked on at the moment to see what we can do to prevent whole towns and communities being swamped by huge numbers of migrant workers.
"In some areas, particularly on the east coast, yes, towns do feel under siege from large numbers of migrant workers and people claiming benefits. It is quite right that we look at that.
"The original treaty when it was drawn up 50 years ago did not envisage these vast movements of people, and we are perfectly entitled to say this needs to be looked at again."
It is the latest escalation in clashes with European counterparts after Mr Cameron responded furiously to a surprise demand to contribute an extra £1.7bn to the Brussels budget.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage warned that it was too late to acknowledge the problem.
He told Sky News: "Mr Fallon and the Conservative Party were the most avid supporters of EU enlargement and the free movement of peoples, and in 2004 I warned if we did this there would be a huge migratory flow into Britain.
"It's a bit late now to agree with me - we have the problem already.
"The reason he is doing this is because Mrs Merkel, and Mr Juncker, and everybody in Brussels has made clear there is no renegotiation of the free movement of peoples, and so Mr Fallon is panicking along with his party leader Mr Cameron."
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