Britain is facing demands to push back the ‘cut-off date’ for new EU migrants to 2021 in return for a two-year transition deal, it emerged last night. Documents show that EU negotiators plan to issue the demand during the next phase of negotiations in return for the ‘transition deal’ wanted by the Prime Minister. The Brexit divorce deal agreed by Theresa May last week proposes a ‘cut-off date’ of March 2019, after which new EU migrants would lose the automatic right to reside in the UK on a long-term basis. But she said the offer would be ‘off the table’ if the EU refuses to agree a comprehensive trade deal. Mrs May also dismissed claims that the deal would force the UK to shadow EU laws.

Source: Daily Mail December 12, 2017 01:33 UTC