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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lisa O'Carroll and Michael Goodier

Fivefold rise in number of EU citizens refused entry to UK since Brexit

Passengers walking towards border control at Heathrow airport
In the first three quarters of 2019 just over 2,200 people from the EU were turned away at the UK border – compared with 11,600 in the first three quarters of 2023. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

The number of EU citizens refused entry to the UK since Brexit has increased fivefold, Home Office figures show.

In the first three quarters of 2019 just over 2,200 people from the EU were turned away at the border – compared with 11,600 in the first three quarters of 2023.

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