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Brexit minister: Some EU migrants may have to leave UK

News Desk (The Associated Press)

London

Sun, July 17, 2016 Published on Jul. 17, 2016 Published on 2016-07-17T17:07:08+07:00

The Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, Jean Asselborn from Luxemburg and Jean-Marc Ayrault from France, from left, walk through the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about the so-called Brexit in Berlin, Germany, on June 25, 2016. (Associated Press/Markus Schreiber)

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he minister in charge of negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union says some European Union citizens may not be allowed to stay after the U.K. leaves the bloc.

Brexit Secretary David Davis told the Mail on Sunday newspaper that he wants "a generous settlement for EU migrants here now and a generous settlement for British citizens in the EU."

He dismissed suggestions the estimated 3 million EU nationals in Britain might have to leave, but said if there is a surge in arrivals before the deadline, the government may have to set a cutoff date.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been criticized for refusing to guarantee the right of EU citizens to remain. She says she needs to ensure that Britons living in EU countries get the same right. (ary)