6 August 2019

The UK’s new Prime Minister used his first Commons speech to “repeat unequivocally our guarantee” to EU citizens in the UK and assure that under his government they “will have the absolute certainty for the right to live and remain”.

But any initial optimism that this represented a pledge to enshrine citizens’ rights in primary legislation in the event of a no-deal Brexit, as alluded to during Boris Johnson’s campaign for Tory leadership and the 2016 Vote Leave campaign, was soon quashed.  His spokesman confirmed that he was in fact referring to the existing EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), introduced by his predecessor Theresa May, having no plans for further fresh legislation.

Read Sophie Barrett-Brown’s article in Rights Info here for an overview on what EU citizens, their families and employers can expect in a no-deal scenario.