The chances of EU citizens settled in Britain retaining all their rights to live, work and retire in the UK after Brexit have been rated as zero by legal experts. A leading barrister who specialises in international public law told a House of Lords panel on Tuesday it was “inconceivable” that the laws would survive entirely intact. But Lowe told the Lords justice subcommittee that what worried him most was the lack of knowledge about the issue at government level. Safeguarding all EU rights might not be the best strategy, said Lowe. Both Douglas-Scott and Lowe stressed that EU rights would fall away unless specifically protected under new British law.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2016 14:43 UTC