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The UK will allow EU citizens to remain in the country after Brexit
Citizens of EU countries living in the UK will retain the right to stay in the country after Brexit, according to The Telegraph.
According to the newspaper, the decision was made after the British Home Office found out that the vast majority of migrants from the EU could not be deported.
According to an official study, by the beginning of 2019, 80% of EU citizens living in the United Kingdom will receive the right to permanent residence in Britain. For the remaining 600,000 people, the government will offer amnesty and the right to remain in the UK, several cabinet ministers told The Telegraph.
A Home Office study has shown that by the time Britain leaves the European Union, more than 80% of European citizens in the UK will have the right to permanent residence, the sources said.
- British Prime Minister Theresa May has previously refused to guarantee European citizens the right to stay in the country. She explained her position by saying that the government should not announce its plans before the start of Brexit negotiations.
- In July 2016, the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. After that, Prime Minister David Cameron resigned, and Theresa May became his successor.