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23 June 2017

Theresa May missed an easy opportunity on EU citizens’ rights

If the UK had made a big, open and generous offer, the diplomatic picture would be very different.

By Stephen Bush

It’s been seven hours and 365 days…and nothing compares to EU, at least as far as negotiations go.

First David Davis abandoned “the row of the summer” by agreeing to the EU’s preferred negotiating timetable. Has Theresa May done the same in guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens living here indefinitely?

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