This is perhaps what he was referring to: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/04/future-of-eu-nationals-in-uk-uncertain-may-comments-tory-leadership-br

This is perhaps what he was referring to: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/04/future-of-eu-nationals-in-uk-uncertain-may-comments-tory-leadership-brexit https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/04/future-of-eu... . If so, it looks like she said it would be used as a bargaining chip (which is pretty bad unto itself), not that she was dead set on kicking them out.