Green councillor Marianna Ebel, Chair of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Brexit Working Group, has released a statement asking EU citizens to stay in Brighton & Hove after Brexit.‘Latest government figures show that 20,280 EU citizens living in Brighton & Hove have now applied to stay in the UK after the Brexit transition period ends on December 31 this year.‘As a consequence of the 2016 referendum, when 52% of the British population voted to leave the EU, all EU citizens as well as those from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) if they want to protect their right to continue living, working and accessing healthcare from next year.‘Brighton & Hove’s diverse population includes.