Wife of British man facing deportation from Sweden asks Andy Burnham to intervene
A British man was detained by police in Stockholm on Tuesday after being summoned with his Swedish wife, Lily, and told he would be held at a detention centre before deportation within two weeks. His wife has asked Andy Burnham to intervene, describing the case as part of wider post-Brexit deportations affecting British citizens in Sweden.
A British man identified only as Charles was detained by police in Stockholm on Tuesday ahead of a threatened deportation, according to the report.
Charles and his Swedish wife, Lily, were summoned to a police station at 10am. He was told he would be held at a detention centre and deported within the next two weeks.
Lily has appealed to Andy Burnham to intervene. The case was described as the latest in a series of post-Brexit deportations from Sweden, whose authorities have been criticised for a high refusal rate for British people seeking to remain.
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