David Davis said that the British government had ensured Irish and UK nationals could travel, live, work and study across both countries freely CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/GETTY IMAGESThe rights of Irish people living and working in Britain are not legally protected and will have to be copperfastened by the UK government, it has been claimed. David Davis, the Brexit secretary, said the UK government’s commitment to the common travel area ensured that “UK and Irish citizens will continue to be able to travel, live, work and study across both countries”. But last night a legal expert and opposition MPs accused the UK government of muddled thinking on the issue and said new legislation was needed. The UK said that the rights of Irish citizens to settle in Britain had been codified by the Ireland Act of 1949, which states that Ireland would not be treated as a foreign country for the purposes…

Source: The Times August 16, 2017 23:03 UTC