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Thank you for your statement. I shouldn't have to life in fear in a country I call my home. And yet the current political climate is one of hate towards the sick and disabled and EU nationals and other migrants. Shame on those who are falling for the lies and who spread hate.

A fair welfare system would support families and strengthen communities, preventing people ending up in crisis and easing the burden on services through prevention, while treating everyone with dignity and respect.

At the end of the day, life in the UK shouldn’t be only for the rich. A serious government doesn’t play games with people’s lives.

They would punish the families of Brits who have dared to fall in love with someone from abroad, pushing more fees onto working people.

Very worryingly, these proposals would undermine the integrity of the NHS, and put more money into the pockets of private companies, with people having to pay private health insurance.

These proposals are an attack on people who have made the UK their home, who are part and parcel of British life, who are the backbone of this country: from doctors and nurses, teachers and social workers, to unpaid carers, mothers and fathers, friends and neighbours.

EU citizens also make up 60% of all welfare claims from migrant communities. We are talking about people who, in a lot of cases, have been living in the UK for a long time, and either have fallen on hard times, or need support while in work.

When it comes to accessing welfare, migrants make up only 16% of welfare recipients. Migrant workers are less likely to need welfare support than British citizens, and many already do not have access to public funds.

These rights are reciprocal - they protect both EU citizens living in the UK and British citizens in the UK - millions of us who used our right of free movement before Brexit pulled us out of the EU.

In the same breath, Reform proceeded to claim our access to welfare would be up for renegotiation. This shows ignorance of the substance of the Withdrawal Agreement which also protects the right to be treated equally with British citizens here in the UK.

Of the approximately 10 million non-UK citizens with lawful residence status in the UK, the large majority (around 60%) are EU citizens and their family members with status that is protected by the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

This is likely because even Reform UK would not be willing to face down the legal and geopolitical ramifications of breaching the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement and retrospectively removing rights from 6 million people with status under that Agreement.

Asked about this cohort at his press conference, Reform UK already had to admit that they would not be covered by these proposals. People with status under the EU Settlement Scheme would not have their settled status (ILR) removed and be forced to re-apply.

This morning we’ve heard from dozens of EU citizens who are terrified about their future in the UK, after Nigel Farage shared Reform’s plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain, if the party wins the next election. 🧵 https://t.co/kdpHG0Xn7A

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This is not the end. Our campaign for fair, equal access for all EU citizens and family members continues.

🙏 We are deeply grateful to our legal team for their outstanding representation: ⚖️ Aoife O’Reilly at @publiclawprojct, an independent national legal charity representing marginalised communities ⚖️ Our barristers Tom Royston @tdroyston and Charles Bishop @cbish93

➡️ Clause 42 is an amendment introduced by the government which will mean that people who otherwise cannot live in dignity will be able to rely on the EU Charter to access welfare, without having to prove they were a worker, self-sufficient or a student at the end of Dec 2020.

✅ Advocacy and campaigning are making progress: ➡️ Since July, it should now be easier to qualify for settled status, with new rules on absences coming into play.