The UK is poised to offer the European Union (EU) very similar post-Brexit immigration arrangements to the current free movement rules, giving EU citizens access to the UK with visa-free travel and the right to work in the UK under a new status different to that of people arriving from the EU. A draft agreement between Britain and the EU, which has been leaked by an official source close to Prime Minister Theresa May, would see EU nationals who have lived for at least five years outside their home country Brexit secretary David Davis was said to be on the verge of quitting over prime minister Theresa May's potential customs partnership with the EU.
The UK is poised to offer the European Union (EU) very similar post-Brexit immigration arrangements to the current free movement rules, giving EU citizens access to the UK with visa-free travel and the right to work in the UK under a new status different to that of people arriving from the EU. The UK government would keep the right to impose an emergency brake or restrict migration in its national interest. Brexit secretary David Davis was said to be on the verge of quitting over prime minister Theresa May's potential customs partnership with the EU.