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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

British man with dementia told to leave Sweden after losing migration case

George Mason and daughter Michelle
Horace Mason (George) and daughter Michelle. The court has given him 10 days to leave Sweden. Photograph: Copyright: The Mason family

A 74-year-old British man who has been living in Sweden for 25 years who needs round-the-clock care for dementia has been given 10 days to leave the country after he lost a post-Brexit migration court case.

The deportation order comes after a Swedish court ruling in July that the government’s drive to reduce immigration trumped the needs of a man in full-time care.

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