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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

Denmark: British man being deported over late post-Brexit paperwork

Phil Russell and Danish fiancee, Frederikke
Phil Russell and Danish fiancee, Frederikke. Photograph: Phil Russell

A British man living in Denmark is being deported from the country because he was four days late with an application to stay there post-Brexit.

Danish MP Mads Fuglede is fighting to stop the deportation which he says is a breach of the spirit of the withdrawal agreement to protect EU citizens’ rights. However, following elections last week and with no new government in sight in Copenhagen, he is worried help may not come in time for Philip Russell.

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