British Prime Minister Theresa May is in a little bit of a muddy puddle with regards to her Brexit bill. A recent amendment to ensure the rights of the EU citizens who are currently living in the UK was upheld by the upper house “ The House of Lords and sent back down to the House of Commons to be redone. Whilst May does have a majority in the lower house, the House of Lords is proving to be a barrier that may not be easy to surmount.
There are over three million EU citizens living in the UK.
In fact, there are more than a million British nationals living elsewhere in the EU and the May government seems to be waiting on assurances that those nationals would be treated the same. These assurances may only come after exit talks begin, but that will be a long time coming, as the controversial bill is the key to invoking Article 50 and starting exit talks. The House of Lords is of the opinion that the EU citizens in Britain need to be treated the same as they are now. It would seem fair. The government cannot wait for assurances from the EU and only then decide how they would treat guests in their
own country.
