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A view of the Brexit-inspired mural by artist Banksy
THOUSANDS of elderly and vulnerable EU citizens have missed the deadline for settled status, putting their rights in Britain at risk, a report by peers warned today.
Only 2 per cent of all applications made were from people aged over 65 — a percentage unlikely to reflect the true number of older EU citizens in Britain.
The House of Lords European affairs committee report comes after ministers rejected widespread calls to extend the deadline past June 30.
The government’s new immigration proposal risks creating a society where rights are earned, not guaranteed, warn feminist groups Project Resist and FiLiA in a joint statement
Digital ID means the government could track anyone and then limit their speech, movements, finances — and it could get this all wrong, identifying the wrong people for the wrong reasons, as the numerous digital cockups so far demonstrate, warns DYLAN MURPHY
