The stakes have been raised ahead of Britain's early election in June, with the opposition Labour Party setting out its Brexit strategy.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would guarantee their rights immediately, rather than using European Union nationals as a bargaining chip in ensuring British expats' rights to stay on the continent, Mr Starmer said, adding that the gesture "would unlock this impasse and guarantee for our citizens across the European Union exactly the same rights".
Mr Starmer's stance on immigration goes further than his leader Jeremy Corbyn, who said in January that he was not "wedded" to free movement of people but did not want to rule it out.
'As a grassroots organisation, we've had thousands of emails from our supporters asking how and where they should campaign during the General Election and we are trying to direct them to where they can make the biggest difference in the fight against hard Brexit.
Starmer said a Labour government will make that guarantee "on day one".
"We will scrap the Government's Brexit White Paper and replace it with fresh negotiating priorities that reflect Labour values and our six tests. And they should not be used as bargaining chips", said Labour's Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer. Where hard-fought workplace rights and the environment are protected.
"We're talking about a policy platform that will be supported by the majority of people in this country". "The difference is that (unlike Theresa May) Sir Keir has declined to explain what would happen if the European Union told Britain that the deal on offer in March 2019 was a "take it or leave it" one, ' the Guardian argues".
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He said there was "no clearer signal" that Labour wanted to build a close and collaborative future relationship with Brussels.
He attacked Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for Brexit negotiations, promising a softer approach, and said the Labour party would prioritise jobs and workers rights, seeking to retain the benefits of the single market and customs union rather than curbing immigration.
The shadow chancellor said on Tuesday evening the election was a chance to "kill off" neoliberalism in the United Kingdom and "change the world" by electing Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister. Given a choice of a range of motivations, 30 per cent people said they thought her main drive for wanting a vote was "to strengthen her power to push Brexit laws through Parliament".
In response, the Conservatives, however, said Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn was a "weak leader of a divided party who could not get the right deal for the UK". "Only Theresa May and the Conservatives offer the strong and stable leadership we need to secure our growing economy and with it, funding for the NHS and its dedicated staff".
But in an indication of how high the Tories are setting their sights in this election, Mrs May parked her tanks directly on Labour's lawn by making a visit to South Wales.
"It is extraordinary that we have a prime minister who has given up on the single market and the customs union even before negotiations have begun, but is so willing to talk up the chance of there being no deal reached", he said.
Meanwhile in the unelected House of Lords Tuesday, one of the Labour party peers, Lord Dubs, called for teens aged 16 and 17 to be given a vote on June 8.
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