It could have done just enough to unblock the stalled divorce talks, but maybe not to allow them to move on to the future relationship next month. Concessions on citizens’ rights ...After a series of Home Office blunders, the EU27 were looking for strong assurances on citizens’ rights. In a significant gesture, May offered to write legal protections for EU citizens living in the UK into the actual exit treaty. This represents a considerable strengthening of the UK’s earlier proposals, which would have allowed MPs to alter EU citizens’ rights. Play Video 1:57 Theresa May's Brexit speech in Florence – video highlights

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2017 14:51 UTC