Offer to let EU citizens stay is fair, insists UK’s May | Reuters

Offer to let EU citizens stay is fair, insists UK's May | Reuters Reuters By Elizabeth Piper and Robin Emmott | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS Prime Minister Theresa May defended her offer to guarantee EU citizens living in Britain broadly the same rights as Britons on Friday, saying differences could be overcome by a "constructive" attitude to Brexit talks.In the first test of her negotiating strength after losing a parliamentary majority at a June 8 election she did not need to call, May responded to criticism by other EU leaders at a summit of the offer, which one described as "inadequate".The 60-year-old leader, who was once in control of immigration when she was Britain's interior minister, said her aim was to make sure those people from EU countries who had made their homes in her country could stay. She added she would spell out the details of her plan on Monday."I remain of the view that this is a fair and serious offer and let's be clear about what we're saying: those citizens from EU countries that have come to the United Kingdom and made their lives and homes in the United Kingdom will be able to stay and we will guarantee their rights in the United Kingdom," she told a news conference at the summit in Brussels."I think that's a very serious offer The post Offer to let EU citizens stay is fair, insists UK's May | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost. 1