An elderly British woman with Alzheimer’s threatened with deportation from Sweden has been given a stay following international condemnation of a move that was called a cruel, inhumane and deeply shocking misapplication of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
After interventions from the European Commission, the Labour MP Hilary Benn and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Kathleen Poole’s family have been told that police would continue their preparation for the deportation but the removal of the 74-year-old had been “placed on hold”.
