“This means that employers can no longer hide behind the grey areas of UK law,” an employment layer said.

“My kind of Bishop,” a Twitter user said.

"We continue to hear from people who are yet to make their application – this is usually due to a history of labour exploitation.”

The EU settlement scheme has been criticised for its "lack of inclusivity" and ongoing technical problems.

The EU Councillors’ Network will build on the 'Our Home Our Vote' campaign, which urged EU citizens to vote or stand in elections.

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants expressed “real concern” that Europeans in the UK will fall through the cracks when the deadline for settled status applications passes.

"There’s so much yet to be explained about Joey's release. Joey's fight isn’t over."

Care manager Joao Lamberio is in a race against time to apply for post-Brexit settled status.

“Whoever is telling the truth in the Cummings/Hancock saga doesn’t change the fact the government has been criminally negligent and the consequence of that has been catastrophic,” a lawyer affiliated with the Communication Workers Union has said.