Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Grant EU citizens currently in the UK the right to live and work in the UK.

We the undersigned propose that Parliament consider legislation to grant European Union citizens currently living and working in the United Kingdom the indefinite right to stay in the country and move as freely across its borders as UK citizens do.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/136668

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