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.@britishineurope PRESS STATEMENT: 'Disgraceful and unacceptable'.

Read our full response to Theresa May's press statement on EU citizens' rights which made no mention of the 1.2 mn British nationals living in the EU 27

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2. 'We heard that we are now at an impasse in the negotiations with the very real threat of a no deal. What we did not hear was one single word about the future of 1.2 million UK nationals living in the EU27.'

3. 'You appear willing to take the UK out of the EU with a no deal and with no thought for your own nationals'

4. 'This was a disgraceful and unacceptable omission on your part. Over the last 18 months the UK has negotiated away our rights, you and your Secretaries of State have refused to meet with us and now you completely ignore us at a critical time in the negotiations.'

5. 'We are and we remain British citizens. You have obligations towards us and we expect you and your government to respect and honour those obligations.'

6. 'You said in your statement that you have treated the EU with nothing but respect and you now expect the same.

Well, the same is true of us.'