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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.</p><p>The agreement reached and set out in the Withdrawal
Agreement text will provide UK nationals with certainty about their rights going forward
and allow UK nationals to continue to live, work and study in the EU. They will continue
to be able to access benefits and services on the same basis after we exit the EU
as they do now, subject to any future domestic policy changes which apply to UK nationals.</p><p>In
a no deal, all Member States have now made commitments to protect the rights of UK
nationals in the EU and have guaranteed that UK nationals legally resident by exit
day will be able to stay. UK nationals can find details of each system on the FCO
“living in guides” on gov.uk.</p><p>On 27 February the House supported an amendment
tabled by Alberto Costa MP to seek a joint UK-EU commitment to adopt Part II of the
Withdrawal Agreement whatever the outcome of negotiations. The Government has since
written to Michel Barnier twice to propose a ‘joint UK-EU commitment to adopt Part
II of the Withdrawal Agreement whatever the outcome of negotiations’.</p><p>Michel
Barnier has been very clear that the Withdrawal Agreement is the best way to protect
the rights of citizens. The Government is now carefully considering our response and
will continue working towards safeguarding the rights of UK nationals in the EU and
EU citizens in the UK in all scenarios.</p>
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