The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says he has received assurances privately the British government that the EU citizens living in the capital will not be required to leave the UK. The team of Prime Minister Theresa May told Khan that it would be "inconceivable" that require Europeans to change after the UK's exit from the 28-nation bloc, he said in an interview with Francine Lacqua, Bloomberg Television in Londres.Cerca of 1 million EU citizens live in London, a city of 8.6 million inhabitants, according to the prefecture data. "The idea that people can be used as a bargaining chip is offensive," said Khan. "I have no doubt, and I heard that government members:. Is inconceivable - this is the word used, 'inconceivable' - someone to be forced out of London and this certainty is crucial" The fate of EU citizens who live in the UK and British citizens who live in other parts of Europe is one of the most sensitive issues for the government of May in the strategy for negotiating the Brexit. In public, Theresa May said just waiting to reach an agreement that protects European and British expatriates. This position disappointed some in her own party. Comments Khan suggest that the Prime Minister team has no intention of fulfilling the implicit promise of coercing EU citizens to leave the UK.
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"I'm telling you, if you're a Londoner originating in the European Union, you are welcome here and will always be welcome here," he said. The sensitive issue was discussed between May and his Polish counterpart in London on Monday. At a news conference after the summit, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo Theresa May and expressed hope that they can reach an early agreement on residence rights.
During an interview with Bloomberg Television, Khan warned that companies could leave London in favor of New York, Singapore and Hong Kong if the Brexit is severe. He indicated support for Mark Carney, commander of the Bank of England, which, according to sources, advocates a transitional period of two years for business, under which the UK would remain within the EU common market after Brexit.
"What Mark Carney has been articulating is a frustration that if the government wants to get out quickly, there must be some transition because we can not just fall off a cliff," said Khan. The "good news" is that May, the finance minister, Philip Hammond, the foreign minister, Boris Johnson, the secretary for Brexit, David Davis, and other first echelon officials said they "understand the importance of London" reported Khan. He asks ministers to defend the access to the common market and to alleviate short-term uncertainties regarding Brexit, saying it is difficult to take investment decisions by companies.
