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Anti-Brexit protesters wield French baguettes in London ahead of 2016 referendum (Photo: David B Young)

EU court invited to rule on Brexit rights

A judge in Amsterdam will ask the Court of Justice of the European Union whether UK citizens living in other EU countries will legally lose their EU citizenship as a consequence of Brexit.

The judge, Floris Bakels, announced his decision on Wednesday (7 February), after five Britons living in the Netherlands had filed a case against the Dutch state and the city of Amsterdam.

"Theresa May famously said, Brexit means Brexit, but the Brits currently living on the continent have no id...

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