A Portuguese woman interrupted a Sky News interview at last night's anti-Brexit protest to express her pain at current Brexit proceedings.
Appearing to fight back the tears, she says:
I've worked here for 20 years and I have no voice.
She continues:
I gave this country my youth. I'm very grateful for what you taught me, but you must make me part of all this process. I can't just be kicked out.
In an increasingly emotional plea, the woman states that she looked after "your children, the elderly in this country", that she was proud to be part of the workforce and was "very hurt" and "very angry" by what is happening now.
As she attempts to walk away, the interview calls her back to ask about her specific situation. The woman responded that she'd been told that her national insurance "didn't correspond to the right thing" and that they needed to restart the whole process, but she implied that this was unlikely to occur before the Brexit deadline of 31 October.
She then adds:
What am I going to do? How am I going to stay? What are my rights? I'm in the dark like many many people.
French journalist Alex Taylor tweeted the clip, saying "you have to watch it", and it has since been retweeted more than 10,000 times.
Wow. You have to watch this, it just happened live on #SkyNews A Portuguese woman, in GB for 20 yrs, papers refused… https://t.co/5FIIEQNiLF— Alex Taylor (@Alex Taylor) 1567024250
People were broadly outraged and disappointed by her story, which epitomises the plight of many EU nationals currently living in the UK.
@AlexTaylorNews @Emilie_Zola So sorry for that woman, what a dreadful country we are, takes at the best years of s… https://t.co/29tcHtwjv7— Iris Mansi Ex Labour 🇵🇸🇵🇸 #StarmerOut (@Iris Mansi Ex Labour 🇵🇸🇵🇸 #StarmerOut) 1567025024
@AlexTaylorNews Heartbreaking. Can we start trending this. Highlight her plight.— JB (@JB) 1567030142
@AlexTaylorNews This is so upsetting. I do hope somebody identifies the #PortugeuseLady and can help her. 😢— Christine Swan (@Christine Swan) 1567025004
@AlexTaylorNews Of all the things I have seen, this has moved me to tears today, we don’t hear these voices enough 🙏🏽— Katrina The Lioness Goodman (@Katrina The Lioness Goodman) 1567025721
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