We now hear of more and more cases where EU nationals who have lived here for many years and have applied for settled status have had their application rejected. On the radio yesterday there was an interview with a lady (74 years old) who has lived here for 50 years, married to a Brit, worked and contributed. She has not been accepted for settled status. She was clearly distraught as were her family members.
This morning on the Andrew Marr show Priti Patel had the nerve to say that the settlement scheme was fit for purpose. AM reminded her of her promise that ”There will be no change for EU citizens already lawfully in residence in the UK. These EU citizens will automatically be granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom”.
AM suggested that this promise was in fact not being fulfilled. She bluntly denied this.
If she is Home Secretary she must know that the scheme is not as smooth and easy as was claimed at its start. She must have heard about these cases, but no, she would not give an inch. Shameful!
