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<p>Citizens’ rights has been our first priority since the very beginning of this process.</p><p>In
December 2017, we reached a fair and reciprocal agreement with the EU on the rights
of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, and this is set out in the draft
Withdrawal Agreement. The agreement confirms that any UK national resident in the
EU by December 2020 will be able to stay in their Member State of residence and will
provide citizens more certainty about healthcare, pensions and other benefits.</p><p>While
the Government is preparing for a range of scenarios, including the unlikely event
that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal, the Prime Minister stated to EU
citizens on 21 September “I want to be clear with you that even in the event of no
deal your rights will be protected. You are our friends, our neighbours, our colleagues.
We want you to stay.”</p><p>We welcome the reassurances from a number of Member States
that they will protect the interests of UK nationals living in their Member States
in the unlikely event of a ‘no deal’ scenario and are urging the remaining Member
States counterparts to do the same.</p><p> </p>
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