Thread by @the3million

1/ What does no-deal Brexit mean for EU citizens in the UK & @BritishInEurope?

@ecas_europe in collaboration with @EuropeStreet have put together a comprehensive summary of which #citizensrights will be affected in case of both orderly & no deal Brexit
europestreet.news/deal-or-no-dea…

2/ UK Govt promised no-deal notes on #citizensrights but none materialised. We now know how to market fertiliser but not what will happen to EU citizens in the UK & @BritishInEurope. Anthony Valcke from @ecas_europe & @Claudiacomms fill some of these information gaps

3/ the reciprocal #citizensrights of EU citizens in the UK & @BritishInEurope are complex and go way beyond just the right to stay and work as it often portrayed by senior UK Govt officials. It is not as easy as simply 'not turfing out' citizens.

4/ Many of the #citizensrights of EU citizens in the UK & @BritishInEurope are depending on agreement between the EU & UK. A no-deal Brexit would reduce, remove or alter those rights. From state pensions, recognition of professional qualifications to healthcare.

5/ Unilateral #citizensrights guarantees for EU citizens in the UK & @BritishInEurope, as proposed by senior UK ministers, will NOT protect those coordinated rights. As the comparison shows the Withdrawal Agreement is not ideal with many rights lost or reduced...

6/...but a no-deal Brexit, with no Withdrawal Agreement, will have major implications for EU citizens in the UK & @BritishInEurope. From potentially losing state pension years to recognition of qualifications. 28 unilateral guarantees from 28 EU countries is not the answer.

7/ this is why we are calling on @10DowningStreet & @EU_Commission to do the only sensible thing: sit down and separate - ring-fence - the #citizensrights part of the Withdrawal Agreement and agree this no matter whether there will be a deal on Brexit or a no-deal Brexit.

8/ both @10DowningStreet & @EU_Commission declared #citizensrights of EU citizens in the UK & @BritishInEurope their number 1 priority. It is now high time for both to commit to this declaration and to stop fudging the issue.

9/ if you are at the @Conservatives party conference in Birmingham next week join us at our fringe event: 'Brexit: the last mile on EU & UK #citizensrights' on Monday, Oct 1st to find out more.
#CPC18
Tickets available here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/brexit-the-l…