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Campaigners for EU citizens living in the UK have renewed their calls for the Home Office to be removed from the administration of their rights most Brexit.

Those living in the UK already will be eligible for a new “settled status” but the3million campaign group is opposing this because of the track record of the Home Office in relation to errors in the past year including a threat of deportation for around 100 EU citizens lawfully living in the country.

“The Home Office cannot be trusted to not make mistakes and unfortunately with mistakes that can mean deportation. Settled status is linked to the hostile environment policy and until they are unlinked we will continue to oppose it,” said Nicolas Hatton, co-founder of the3million.

He was responding to the publication of the Home Office’s latest update on the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens which was sent to the European Commission on Tuesday. (See 3.56pm.)