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<p>From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the
rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first
priority for negotiations. The best way to guarantee those rights, both for UK nationals
in the EU and EU citizens in the UK, is through the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>On
27 February, the House of Commons supported a proposal by Alberto Costa MP which requires
the Government to seek a joint UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens’ rights section
of the Withdrawal Agreement, whatever the outcome of negotiations.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The
Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator
Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement.
This letter has also been copied to Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit
coordinator and shared with the Secretary-General. Copies of the letter have been
placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions"
target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of
State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier,
on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter
has also been shared with Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator
and the Secretary General of the European Council. Copies of the letter have been
placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions"
target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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