Britons could pay to retain the benefits of European Union citizenship after Brexit under plans being considered by MEPs. The European parliament’s lead Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt said he supported the principle of the idea, which would see UK citizens sending an annual fee to Brussels. EU citizenship proposal could guarantee rights in Europe after Brexit Read moreThe former Belgian prime minister said Britons who voted remain did not want to sever their links to the EU. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Andrew Bridgen warned that the EU will ‘try every trick in the book to stop us leaving’. He told the newspaper: “It’s an attempt to create two classes of UK citizen and to subvert the referendum vote.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2016 22:54 UTC