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Louis Staples
Dec 28, 2018
Whatever side of the Brexit debate you were on, we can all agree that no one was precisely sure what would happen next - and most people still aren't.
But with the deadline for Brexit approaching, the Home Office has released a video notifying EU citizens on the next steps to apply for UK citizenship.
Given the sensitive nature of this subject, particularly considering that EU nationals have freely moved and settled in the UK for years and that 48 per cent of voters didn't vote for Brexit in the first place, people aren't happy.
Even though we knew this was coming this is an awful, ugly moment. To my European friends, I’m so sorry. https://t.co/i04PALaD6I— Jane Merrick (@Jane Merrick) 1545940087
Britain is an embarrassment. I’ve stopped seeing my future in it. https://t.co/jNBogXyw5s— Guy Lodge (@Guy Lodge) 1545998936
@ukhomeoffice Im ashamed of this country.— Dr Benjamin Janaway (@Dr Benjamin Janaway) 1545949417
@ukhomeoffice 24 years served in the military and I have to apply and pay for my Slovakian wife and son to have the… https://t.co/LiYpvy4k2V— Smudge (@Smudge) 1545956575
Others highlighted the promises made my prominent Brexiteers in relation to migration before the referendum.
@ukhomeoffice https://t.co/R8HEd8qAnR— Helen #CorruptToriesOut (@Helen #CorruptToriesOut) 1545997230
But most controversial was the new information that EU citizens will have to pay £65 per application - a substantial amount of money to secure rights they currently have.
EU citizens should not have to pay for rights they currently have to stay here. The Scottish Government led a debat… https://t.co/JMCkumwtXJ— Fiona Hyslop (@Fiona Hyslop) 1545993395
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