Prime minister Theresa May’s offer to permit the three million European Union nationals to remain in the UK after Brexit has left EU officials and opposition parties less than impressed.
May revealed the proposal for a "settled status" for EU nationals living in the UK at a meeting in Brussels with EU leaders on 22 June.
The prime minister suggested that EU nationals who have been living in the UK for five years or more could enjoy the same rights as British nationals. She said that she did not wish anyone already in the UK to be forced to leave.
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