Article 50

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:50 pm on 29 March 2017.

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Photo of Theresa May Theresa May The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 12:50, 29 March 2017

I am very clear in the letter that I have sent to President Tusk that we intend the work on the rights of EU nationals and UK nationals living in the EU to be undertaken as part of the negotiations at an early stage. As I have said before, I genuinely believe there is good will to do that, and I hope we will be able to achieve that at an early stage of the negotiations and give EU citizens living here and UK citizens living in the European Union reassurance about their future.