Theresa May, the current favorite to be the next Conservative leader, has refused to guarantee the status of the EU citizens post-Brexit, while her main backer, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, said guaranteeing European migrants the right to stay would be “absurd.”
However, according to a survey conducted by the British Future think tank, nearly 85 percent of Britons actually support allowing EU nationals already living the UK to stay – including most Leave voters.
Home Secretary May has done nothing to calm the anxieties of Europeans who fear they will be forced to leave once the Brexit deal is done, saying that making promises “could just see a huge influx” of more migrants trying to make it into the UK before the deadline.
May, a reluctant Remainer, said she would like to “guarantee the position” of the 3.3 million EU citizens living in Britain, but could not make any promises as to their future status.
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INC News, 04/07/2016 - source: ©RTNews
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