Mr Davis, who was appointed by the new prime minister, Theresa May, to oversee the negotiations on the UK’s exit from the European Union, said he wanted to secure a “generous settlement” for both EU nationals in the United Kingdom, and British citizens overseas.
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He added: “If we make a very generous settlement as I’d like to do, then people are going to say, “Oh but then that’ll attract lots more people in because they want to beat the deadline”.
Kerry said that he would embark on a European tour in “the coming month.to lay out the facts for people to understand exactly the positive side” of a potential deal.
On Sunday, David Davis said that along with those of Britons in Europe, the rights of European Union citizens living in Britain should be generously agreed.
Earlier, Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had told her he would like to strike a free trade deal with Britain as soon as possible. “Britain is an outward-looking and globally minded country, and we will build on this as we forge a new role for ourselves in the world”.
Mrs May, noting that Britain still remained an European Union member and was legally prevented from signing trade deals, underlined that she was very keen to complete an agreement.
On the same show, however, Mr Davis warned that the “sheer generosity” of rights given to European Union nationals could prompt a surge in migration.
“We’ve already had a number of countries saying, “We’d love to do a trade deal with the world’s fifth biggest economy without having to deal with the other 27 members of the EU”, Dr Fox said. She was clear that she wanted Nicola Sturgeon and her colleagues in Edinburgh to play a full part in the process.
Meanwhile, the new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson – who along with Davis and Liam Fox is one of the “Three Brexiteers” appointed to May’s cabinet this week – has reassured Gibraltarians they have nothing to fear from Brexit.
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve said MPs must have a vote on whether to trigger Article 50 – which could give them significant influence over the timetable for Brexit.
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The Commission said that this assessment of the Brexit economic impact could change since the referendum had created an extraordinarily uncertain situation. We trusted people, rightly, to take the decision.
