May defends 'fair' offer to let three million EU citizens stay in UK after Brexit as Tusk and Juncker pick a fight over powers for court to keep meddling

The PM defended her bid to break the deadlock on reciprocal rights for citizens, making clear she was determined to take back control of the UK's borders and laws. But European Council president Donald Tusk complained that the proposals were 'below our expectations'. And EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker waded in to brand the plan 'not sufficient'. With formal Brexit negotiations less than a week old, the stage is now set for a major row over whether European courts can keep meddling after we leave. Some EU figures are pushing for its citizens to keep rights in the UK that would be superior to those of Britons. Under Mrs May's plans, unveiled on the eve of the anniversary of the Brexit referendum, EU nationals who have lived in the UK for five years by a specific cut-off date would be given the chance to take up 'settled status'.

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