Alexandre Holyrod, a member of France's Assemblée national, has been instrumental in setting up the systems that will allow British people already resident in France to stay after Brexit.
The French-British dual national is an MP for President Emmanual Macron's La République En Marche (LREM) party and is one of the deputés who represents French citizens who live abroad.
Unlike the UK, France grants full voting rights to its citizens who choose to live abroad for as long as they like, and also has a number of MPs who represent their interests.
He therefore represents the tens of thousands French people who live in the UK, but was also the rapporteur to the French parliamentary select committee in charge of organising preparations for Brexit, part of which involved putting in place arrangements in France for British people who live here.
In that role, he was instrumental in putting together the French no-deal Brexit preparations on citizens rights outlined in the ordonnance published in April, as well as more recent additions like the online application process for residency permits.
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He spoke to The Local about the process from the perspective of French lawmakers.

No, no and no! The only way out of this mess is to stop Brexit entirely. Our rights in France depend on reciprocity, meaning that we all have to put our trust in the most corrupt government the UK has ever seen. This will not end well.
Totally agree NO NO NO. Revoke article 50 The UK government are to be held responsible for this appauling situation purely to keep power. They care not for anything else.
Totally disagree. The people voted to leave. What good is a vote if it is ignored? I find it interesting that so many British want to leave their own country. Leave now! The EU will never work. It is being forced on people.