PoliticsSwedish MP intervenes in ‘damaging’ Brexit row over elderly Britons ordered to leave

Swedish opposition MP Häkan Svenneling has asked the migration minister how he plans to stop deportations of British citizens whose residency applications were rejected after Brexit. He highlighted 78-year-old Joyce Thomas, who has lived in Sweden for 21 years, and another elderly Briton with dementia and Parkinson’s, saying the removals are harming relations with the UK.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-08-18 18:44Original