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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


A Spanish woman was detained at Luton airport and denied re-entry after a Christmas visit to Spain, even though she had been living and working in the UK with her family for years.

Trapped in the grey area of backlog and conflicting rules, like tens of thousands of EU citizens after Brexit, these cases are a recurring tale in post-Brexit Europe.

How does detaining a 34-year-old veterinary nursing apprentice living with her husband and in-laws in Bedfordshire, returning home after a trip to meet her sister’s baby, and in possession of a UK government document stating her right to work, contribute to “safe and secure” borders?

In Spain, a common reaction from readers commenting on the Spanish woman detained at Luton was to demand that British citizens should be treated in a reciprocal way.

Despite the hurdles and the constant targeting of foreigners by the Conservative government, more than 5 million EU citizens remain in the UK after applying to the settlement scheme.

Youth unemployment is still very high in Spain, and many young Spaniards still inquire about the almost closed route of work in the service industry in the UK, to learn English and acquire more skills.


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