I hope that your readers who have been overwhelmed with information on the snap so-called "Brexit election" in the last few days will spare a thought for the front line victims of the Brexit decision, namely 2.9 million EU citizens left stranded in this country with their families, uncertain of their prospects and unable to vote in this election which decides their future.
As Theresa May had failed to give them any guarantee about their right to stay, the matter is likely to be dragged out for the next 2 years in negotiations with the EU.
Could not each major party make a statement now, reinforced by inclusion in their manifesto, that all EU citizens currently here under Treaty rules should be allowed to retain their acquired rights to live and work here and that any early agreement on that with EU negotiators should be guaranteed permanently, ring-fenced and put into law immediately, so that the rights of both EU citizens here and UK citizens abroad will not be jeopardized should later negotiations fail.
This is vital for the future of these hard working UK taxpayers with EU nationality whose presence is vital to the economic prosperity, cultural richness and provision of essential services such as the NHS and social care in this country.
Wiktor Moszczynski
Published in "Mail on Sunday" 23 April 2017
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