The £1,330 naturalization fee ($1,686) would be waived as a gesture of goodwill, Gove's aides confirmed to Sky News. There are understood to be three million EU citizens in the UK who would be eligible, once they have been resident for five years. "They would, as British citIzens, be able to vote in general elections, so it would swell the franchise by up to three million people at the next general election in 2022. It's the Conservative Party which initiated this whole debacle, of EU citizens being deprived of their rights. In a sense, it is apologizing and saying we welcome you, we want you to join the British family."

Source: Fox News May 27, 2019 19:41 UTC