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Yesterday, the Liberal Democrats introduced a Lords Bill to safeguard EU citizens' rights.
The Bill brought forward by Liberal Democrat peer Jonny Oates would provide a guarantee that, regardless of the outcome of Brexit, the rights of EU citizens and other EEA nationals living in the UK would be protected.
Ahead of the debate on his Bill, Liberal Democrat peer Jonny Oates said:
“The last three years have been a time of huge anxiety and fear for EU citizens in the UK. The Tory Government has broken the promises made to them by Boris Johnson and the Leave campaign.
“My Bill would deliver on those promises and remove that fear by giving all EU citizens currently in the UK an automatic right, guaranteed in law, to stay here afterwards Brexit.
“Of course, the best way out of this mess is to stop Brexit altogether. But this Bill can at least provide a greater sense of security and certainty to the EU citizens who have contributed so much to our country.”
Ilse Mogensen, public affairs officer for the 3million, the EU citizens’ campaign organisation, said:
“Both Leave and Remain campaigns promised in the 2016 referendum that EU citizens living in the UK would have the automatic right to stay here, no matter what the outcome on Brexit.
“With no EU/UK withdrawal agreement in place to protect us and increasing talk of no deal, EU citizens need more than warm words to protect the right to stay in the UK for ourselves and our families.
“We welcome this initiative for a Bill to provide that protection in UK law, and to ensure that only a majority in Parliament can change it.”
The Bill brought forward by Liberal Democrat peer Jonny Oates would provide a guarantee that, regardless of the outcome of Brexit, the rights of EU citizens and other EEA nationals living in the UK would be protected.
Ahead of the debate on his Bill, Liberal Democrat peer Jonny Oates said:
“The last three years have been a time of huge anxiety and fear for EU citizens in the UK. The Tory Government has broken the promises made to them by Boris Johnson and the Leave campaign.
“My Bill would deliver on those promises and remove that fear by giving all EU citizens currently in the UK an automatic right, guaranteed in law, to stay here afterwards Brexit.
“Of course, the best way out of this mess is to stop Brexit altogether. But this Bill can at least provide a greater sense of security and certainty to the EU citizens who have contributed so much to our country.”
Ilse Mogensen, public affairs officer for the 3million, the EU citizens’ campaign organisation, said:
“Both Leave and Remain campaigns promised in the 2016 referendum that EU citizens living in the UK would have the automatic right to stay here, no matter what the outcome on Brexit.
“With no EU/UK withdrawal agreement in place to protect us and increasing talk of no deal, EU citizens need more than warm words to protect the right to stay in the UK for ourselves and our families.
“We welcome this initiative for a Bill to provide that protection in UK law, and to ensure that only a majority in Parliament can change it.”
Jonny Oates' Bill was read a second time and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
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