The number of EU citizens being prevented from entering the UK has soared over the past three months despite the reduction in travel because of Covid, according to Home Office figures. A total of 3,294 EU citizens were prevented from entering the UK, even though post-Brexit rules mean they are allowed to visit the country without visas. That compares with 493 EU citizens in the first quarter of last year, when air traffic was 20 times higher. Most EU citizens were turned back at British-run frontier controls at European ferry ports or the Eurostar rail terminal in Paris, with 738 expelled after landing at airports or UK ferry terminals. Guidelines for border officials on assessing the reasons for entry to the UK by a visitor.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2021 05:01 UTC