Europeans in Britain, and Britons in Europe

• The status of the roughly three million citizens of European Union countries who are not British citizens but live in Britain has become a huge topic of political concern. The government has refused to guarantee that they will be able to remain in Britain once the country leaves the European Union. “There has to be some symmetry between the treatment of U.K. nationals in E.U. countries and E.U. nationals in U.K. countries,” Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told the BBC, while adding that it was “most unlikely” that the Europeans would have to leave.

• People who otherwise agree on very little — like Nigel Farage, one of the foremost advocates of a British exit from the bloc, or “Brexit,” and Andy Burnham, a senior Labour Party lawmaker — have called on the government to clarify the status of these Europeans. Ms. Leadsom said on Tuesday that Europeans living in Britain should not be used as “bargaining chips.”

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Universities Denounce Xenophobia

• The Russell Group, an association of leading British universities, on Tuesday condemned a wave of xenophobia that has been reported since the June 23 referendum. “We simply will not tolerate abuse of this sort, and any student or staff member who experiences racism or xenophobia on or off our campuses can be assured this will be taken extremely seriously,” the chairman and executive director of the group said in a statement.

University leaders in Britain, citing substantial research funding from the European Union and the large number of European instructors and students on British campuses, had urged Britons to vote “Remain.”

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Your ‘Brexit’ Reading List

• Rafael Behr, a political columnist at The Guardian, offers a behind-the-scenes account of the Remain campaign’s failure to turn out voters and inspire pro-Europe Britons with a positive message.