Borders will remain open for two years after Brexit with EU citizens in the UK getting ‘freedom of movement’ under new plans
Brussels plans to restrict the free movement of Brits on the continent
EU citizens could get "free movement to Britain for up two years after Brexit" in a new offer from Theresa May under plans drawn up by Philip Hammond.
The chancellor is understood to believe every cabinet minister supports his bid for a transitional deal when Britain leaves the European Union in 2019.
reports a new immigration regime would be put in place after the two-year period.
Brussels now wants to restrict the free movement of British citizens, by allowing more than a million to remain in the European country where they are living but barring them from moving to live or work in another EU state.
Since last month’s general election, Hammond has been pushing for a far-reaching deal which would include keeping the EU customs arrangements until a free-trade agreement is secured.
Some pro-Brexit ministers were initially opposed at an arrangement with no time limit, but Hammond believes he has won them round, the Times reported.
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The Chancellor told BBC Radio 4's Today programme last month: “We are leaving the European Union but when you buy a house you don’t necessarily move all your furniture in on the first day you buy it.
"This is a process.
“We will do that via process so we will avoid cliff edges and disruption to business, disruption to the lives of citizens.
"That is in everybody’s interests.”
Three days of meetings in Brussels ended with little progress.
Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, warned David Davis, the Brexit secretary, that talks would stall next month unless Britain produced a plan.
It has also said for first time that Britain cannot reverse Brexit to heap pressure on the UK’s negotiating stance.
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