Has the Counsel General seen the statement on the UK Government’s website, which says that,

When we do leave the EU, we fully expect that the legal status of EU nationals living in the UK, and that of UK nationals in EU member states, will be properly protected.’

And, therefore, the attempt by Simon Thomas to create fear in the minds of those who he described as victims is entirely unwarranted, and, actually, he is part of the problem, not part of the solution. Can I also ask the Counsel General for his opinion on the effect of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties in this respect? It’s my understanding that it provides that any rights that have been acquired prior to a country withdrawing from a treaty are preserved subsequently, and that any rights and obligations that are only going to be affected are only prospective and not retrospective.