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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O’Carroll

At least a third of EU citizens in UK report discrimination by public bodies

Heathrow Airport arrivals area
One in five EU citizens long-term resident in the UK said they had faced problems travelling in and out of the country. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

A significant number of EU citizens living long term in the UK post Brexit are experiencing discrimination in work and in public services, a report by the UK’s statutory Brexit watchdog has revealed.

Five years after the UK quit the bloc, more than a third reported feeling discriminated against by public bodies. One in five said they had experienced difficulties accessing their rights including the right to work, the right to travel in and out of the country and their right to equal treatment in public services.

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