It's important for British citizens living in Europe to be absolutely clear that the British Government's starting point in the EU withdrawal negotiations was to settle citizens' rights at the beginning, seperately and first. The European Union rejected this and insisted that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed". Yesterday I questioned representatives from various groups representing British citizens in Europe.
The retention of freedom of movement for British citizens living in Europe would be an absolutely crucial outcome from our exit from the EU and it has got to be a key negotiating objective in the EU withdrawal negotiations.
