Citizens from EU countries will be able to stay reiterates May

Prime Minister Theresa May defended her proposals regarding the future rights of EU citizens in the UK.

At a news conference after an EU summit in Brussels, May reaffirmed that those who have already settled in the UK will be able to stay and that her government would guarantee their right to do so.

She also expressed her desire that negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union continue in the constructive manner in which they had begun on Monday.

"I remain of the view that this is a fair and serious offer and let's be clear about what we're saying: those citizens from EU countries that come to the United Kingdom and made their lives and homes in the United Kingdom will be able to stay and we will guarantee their rights in the United Kingdom," she said.

"I think that's a very serious offer. There are some differences between that and the proposals of the European Commission but the matter will now go into the negotiations."