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

Italian citizen’s bank accounts frozen owing to ‘shameful’ post-Brexit rules

Massimo, an Italian citizen living in the UK
‘I’m not welcome in this country any more’: Massimo was locked out of his personal account and a business account with his wife. Photograph: Courtesy and copyright of family

An Italian restaurant owner and his British wife have had their bank accounts frozen overnight after 15 years of custom in a “catastrophic” post-Brexit tactic they say is designed by the government to frighten immigrants into leaving the UK.

Massimo and Dee are two of thousands of EU citizens who are discovering the permanent residence (PR) cards they obtained were invalidated by Brexit and even after 21 years of paying tax in the UK it does not entitle them to remain.

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