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95-year-old told to prove residency despite living in Britain for 68 years

A 95-YEAR-OLD Italian man has been asked to prove that he is a long-term resident of Britain to be allowed to remain in the country after Brexit, it emerged today.

Antonio Finelli came here in 1952 after the government issued an appeal for immigrant labour in the wake of World War II. 

He has lived here ever since and has received a state pension for the past 32 years. 

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