Scottish government to pay residency fees for EU citizens in public sector

Nicola Sturgeon said the promise, to be set out in her SNP conference speech, ‘sends a message to EU nationals that we want them to stay’

Nicola Sturgeon has offered to pay the residency fees for EU citizens who currently work in the Scottish public sector, in a bid to reinforce her government’s anti-Brexit credentials.

Sturgeon said the pledge, due to be set out in her speech at the Scottish National party conference on Tuesday, was designed to protect EU nationals from the “looming threat” of Brexit.

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