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

Swedish police moving ahead with plan to deport UK woman with Alzheimer’s

Kathleen Poole with her son Wayne and daughter-in-law Angelica
Kathleen Poole with her son Wayne and daughter-in-law Angelica. Photograph: Angelica Poole

The Swedish police are pressing ahead with plans to deport an elderly British woman with Alzheimer’s who cannot walk or talk, in a Brexit-related case that has been described as “deeply shocking” by the Labour MP Hilary Benn.

Kathleen Poole, a 74-year-old widow, moved to Sweden from Macclesfield 18 years ago to be close to her son Wayne and his Swedish wife, Angelica, and their four children.

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