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

Lords urge Braverman to protect rights of vulnerable British citizens in the EU

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Peers told Braverman they were concerned to hear resources to support UK citizens in the EU had been scaled back substantially. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

An influential House of Lords committee has urged Suella Braverman to step up efforts to protect the rights of vulnerable British citizens in the EU after the case of an elderly woman with dementia who was threatened with deportation from Sweden.

It also said more needed to be done to ensure the rights of EU citizens in the UK – also guaranteed under the Brexit withdrawal agreement – were protected to prevent a “Windrush-type scenario”.

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