Media captionPeter Lilley and Theresa May on rights of UK citizens living in EU nations after Brexit. Britons living around Europe would have been left “high and dry” if the rights of EU citizens to stay in the UK had been guaranteed, the PM has said.
Theresa May said EU leaders" remarks showed it was “absolutely right” for the UK not to have acted unilaterally.
EU Council president Donald Tusk has said there can be no “reciprocal” deal on expats until formal talks begin.
He was responding to criticism from Tory politicians who accused EU figures of “standing in the way” of a deal.
Replying to a question in the Commons from Conservative MP Peter Lilley, Mrs May said she hoped the issue would be examined early during the Brexit negotiations, which cannot begin until she has triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
The PM said it was “right” to give reassurance to both sets of citizens, adding: “But I think the reaction that we"ve seen shows why it was absolutely right for u..
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