‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish opposition pledges to help Britons facing deportation

Exclusive: Centre party says it will change law to end plight of those hit by post-Brexit policy if it gains power in upcoming election Europe live – latest updates A leading Swedish opposition party has promised an urgent reprieve for British nationals facing deportation from the country over Brexit administrative issues. Niels Paarup-Petersen, the migration spokesperson for the Centre party, said it would introduce laws to end the suffering of people such as the 78-year-old British widow Joyce Thomas if, as polls project, it forms a new centre-left coalition after the general election in 10 days’ time. Thomas has been told to leave by next Wednesday after 21 years in Sweden. Continue reading...