Motion to allow current EU citizens to stay in the UK

On 6 July Labour tabled a motion to allow current EU citizens to stay in the UK with their existing rights. The Government abstained on the vote which passed by 245 to 2. This is not a binding vote on Government but lays down an important marker.

The motion read;

That this House notes that there are approximately three million nationals of other EU member states living in the UK; further notes that many more UK nationals are related to nationals of other EU member states; rejects the view that these men, women and children should be used as bargaining chips in negotiations on the UK's exit from the EU; and calls on the Government to commit with urgency to giving EU nationals currently living in the UK the right to remain.

You can read the debate in full here.