The Home Office has launched a voluntary repatriation scheme for EU nationals living in the UK.
Settled status: Job adverts on Government site ask for proof of right to remain, against Home Office guidance
25/01/2021
The Home Office has insisted that EU nationals should not be asked for proof of their right to work in the UK, but a number of adverts published on the DWP job page ask for settled status evidence.
Report says delays have left Border Force officials reliant on 26-year-old technology
Tens of thousands of EU citizens face deportation because of government settled status scheme, MPs warn
07/09/2020
MPs call for Home Office 'settled status' to be replaced by legal right to stay in letter to Boris Johnson
‘This is only the tip of the iceberg’: EU nationals in UK already facing difficulty with digital-only status amid warnings of ‘crisis’ ahead
22/08/2020
EU citizens held up in airports and facing delays in moving house because they can’t provide physical proof of UK residency – despite government’s own assessment warning digital-only status would cause ‘a lot of issues’.
One in 10 applicants who received outcomes last month given no immigration status, new data shows.
UK could lose right to share security and business data with EU after Brexit, minister admits
16/06/2020
Alternatives 'might need to be pursued', James Brokenshire tells inquiry - prompting demands to reveal how UK will be 'protected'.
EU citizens rights campaigners The3Million have said that “numerous” EU nationals are being refused Universal Credit because of their settlement status.
Home Office refuses people EU settled status on grounds of eligibility for first time.
‘Nowhere to go’: Outrage at Home Office after vulnerable EU nationals applying to stay in UK left without support
06/03/2020
Domestic abuse victims and children in care among those affected by ‘last minute’ announcment of crucial funding, campaigners say.
Britain’s government has spent at least 4.4 billion pounds of taxpayers’ money on preparations to leave the European Union, the public spending watchdog said on Friday, in the first detailed estimate of the cost of Brexit.
The U.K. government has spent at least 4.4 billion pounds ($5.7 billion) preparing for Brexit since the 2016 referendum, according to figures released by the National Audit Office.
Government departments spent more than £4bn on preparations for leaving the EU, says the public spending watchdog.
Priti Patel warned her immigration crackdown will ‘cut the legs off’ the UK music industry
21/02/2020
Home Office accused of refusing to listen to £111bn-a-year culture sector – just weeks after a minister admitted government must retain free movement
Bloc’s first UK ambassador says right to remain for many vulnerable Europeans must be protected.
Home Office presides over 100 data breaches in administration of EU settlement scheme, says watchdog
27/02/2020
EU nationals’ passports lost and ID cards sent to wrong addresses in ‘concerning’ data breaches, report finds
The Home Office's proposed skills criteria and salary threshold for overseas workers will "decimate" the north's hospitality sector, an industry representative has said.
Home Office pours cold water on artists’ hopes of retaining free movement between the UK and the EU.
Proposal floated as part of crackdown replacing free movement with minimum salary threshold of £25,600 and EU citizens may have to provide fingerprints.
Antonio Finelli, a UK state pension recipient for 32 years, was asked for proof when he applied to stay post-Brexit
Request caused by apparent tech glitch came when Italian Giovanni Palmiero applied to stay in UK post-Brexit.
How Much Has Brexit Actually Cost The UK?
31/01/2020
We looked at breakdowns by analysts and the government on the money spent so far, and the estimates on what is still to come.
Report finds EU citizens fear discrimination and loss of identity living in post-Brexit UK.
Boris Johnson suffers triple defeat in Lords as peers vote against plans to allow lower courts to overrule EU law
20/01/2020
Peers also voted to provide EU citizens with physical proof of their right to stay in UK.
Poll finds 90% of EU citizens in UK fear discrimination without evidence of rights after Brexit.