The right hon. Lady touches on EU nationals. It has been misunderstood several times in this House, not just today, that Europe should make the first step. Which European state did those people mean? Should it be Bulgaria, Sweden, Portugal or wherever? The reality is that the UK is making a move with Brexit, so the UK should be leading and showing good will to the citizens of all European countries. We are talking not about two places—the UK and the EU—but about the UK and 27 other places.
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 February 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
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