Prime Minister Theresa May says European Union nationals who come to Britain during a transition period after the country leaves the bloc should not have the same rights to remain as those who come earlier.
Speaking to reporters on a trip to China, May said she will fight proposals to give EU nationals full residency rights if they arrive after Britain leaves the EU in March 2019.
“This is a matter for negotiation for the immediate period but I’m clear there’s a difference between those people who came prior to us leaving and those who will come when they know the U.K. is no longer a member of the EU,” she said.
Britain and the bloc have agreed in principle to a period of about two years after March 29 during which the U.K. will follow EU rules but without having a seat at the decision-making table.
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