Worth getting back to the human side of all this. A 'no deal' scenario, or hard Brexit, means that there is, initially, nothing left. It means that those UK. nationals living in the EU. who have lived there for quite some time may be able to take the nationality of the country they are living in, or may have 'acquired citizens rights', but others will have nothing at all - will have a status no different to if they came from Timbuktou. Even those who have been away for a longer time, may have problems with getting pensions paid out in their adopted countries. I will have some of my pension from the UK. some from the Netherlands, and some from Germany - and it's all bloody complicated. British people living in other countries are no less 'British' than those at home and are influenced by everything which Britain does - but are, apparently, denied a vote on things like this which concern them deeply. A really hard Brexit (ie. with nothing at all) could lead to thousands of British returning to the UK. most of them disgruntled and pissed off, many of them would have problems reintegrating and making a living, but they would all regain their voting rights overnight - does anyone want that ?