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23 Feb 2018
Theresa May reverses stances on EU migrants post-Brexit - The Times
Prime Minister Theresa May recently signaled a reversal on a key Brexit policy regarding the future of EU migrants within the UK during the Brexit transition period, as reported by The Times in London.
Key highlights:
- EU citizens in Britain during the Brexit transition period will be allowed to stay permanently under the current negotiating plan.
- Three weeks ago May announced that EU residents staying in Britain after March of next year wouldn't have same rights as those who came earlier.
- Policy reversal comes after Brussels warned that not letting EU citizens stay following transition breaches free-movement rules.
- Hard-line Brexiteers are expected to be furious with the move, seeing it as another blow to the UK's sovereignty.
- The overall position of Britain to be made clear following Prime Minister's speech next week.
- EU heads in Brussels have already rejected May's 'three baskets' approach to post-Brexit economic regulations.