Tag: EU citizens

“Brexit was a factor in people not wanting to come to work in this country anymore or were not even allowed to work in this country anymore."

“EU workers have left and aren’t returning. I’ve never seen anything like this before in the 20 years I’ve worked in recruitment.”

The fee meant people who have been living in the UK but have been forced to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme if they want to remain here after Brexit faced charges of just over £10 for 15 minutes.

“This is yet another betrayal by the Brexiters of the promise made that nothing would change for EU citizens already here," former Labour MEP Seb Dance said.

“When you vote for a cruel and divisive government like this one, be aware the you too are responsible for the unnecessary cruelty inflicted on my mum today and many more like her. Shove your settled status where the sun don’t shine and throw your insane Brexit in the fires ...

“Windrush did not happen in a day but happened in silence. Each one of us still has a part to play," said campaigners whilst highlighting discrimination EU citizens are already facing.

“Maybe there is just an error in the system but this is not right, this is just awful," one person told TLE.

“Soon, they will be brought under the regime of an increasingly digitised and aggressive hostile environment,” activists have warned.

The Home Office said those who do not apply after 28 days “may be liable for enforcement action and will not be eligible for work, benefits or services”.