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Want EU migrants to stay post Brexit, says British prime minister Theresa May

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Jun 26, 2017 07:48 PM IST

She said those legally in Britain before a cut-off date to be decided in future negotiations will be allowed to stay and apply for permanent residence rights.

British Prime Minister Theresa May told European Union (EU) citizens who are already living legally in Britain that she wanted them to stay after the country leaves the EU in 2019.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May.(AFP Photo)
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May.(AFP Photo)

Setting out Britain’s plans for immigrants from EU countries, she said all those legally in Britain before a cut-off date to be decided in future negotiations will be allowed to stay and apply for permanent residence rights.

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“I want to completely reassure people that under these plans, no EU citizen currently in the UK lawfully will be asked to leave at the point the UK leaves the EU. We want you to stay,” she told the parliament.

But EU citizens would face similar restrictions to British nationals if they wanted foreign relatives to join them in Britain after it left the EU unless separate rules were negotiated, she added.

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