Rejected petition Retain optional EU passport and citizenship for UK citizens after Brexit

Guy Verhofstadt Of the European Parliament has said that British citizens should be able to choose to keep various benefits of EU membership, including freedom of movement.

The UK government should be called upon to negotiate these important rights for UK citizens

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https://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/189787

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Date submitted 10 March 2017
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