Guy Verhofstadt (1953) former prime minister of Belgium
Said after gaining assurances from the UK government that EU citizens would not be deported if they failed to apply for settled status before the UK leaves the EU. Brexit: UK has ruled out automatic deportation of EU citizens, says Verhofstadt https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/17/uk-rules-out-automatic-deportation-of-eu-citizens-verhofstadt-brexit (17 January 2020) <br class="br">2020