British Prime Minister Theresa May’s offer to give EU citizens in the UK “settled status” after Brexit has been described as being “far short of what citizens are entitled to”, the media reported on Monday.
In a joint letter to the media, Members of the European Parliament (MEP) termed the proposal a “damp squib”, reports the BBC. It offers Europeans in the UK fewer rights than Britons in the European Union, the letter said. EU migrants who had lived in the UK for five years would be granted access to health, education and other benefits.
But May’s proposals would be dependent on EU states guaranteeing Britons the same rights.