At least a third of EU citizens in UK report discrimination by public bodies

Long-term residents post Brexit also say they have faced difficulties exercising travel and equal treatment rights

A significant number of EU citizens living long term in the UK post Brexit are experiencing discrimination in work and in public services, a report by the UK’s statutory Brexit watchdog has revealed.

Five years after the UK quit the bloc, more than a third reported feeling discriminated against by public bodies. One in five said they had experienced difficulties accessing their rights including the right to work, the right to travel in and out of the country and their right to equal treatment in public services.