Fivefold rise in number of EU citizens refused entry to UK since Brexit

Home Office data reveals impact of end of free movement and raises questions over Border Force hostility

The number of EU citizens refused entry to the UK since Brexit has increased fivefold, Home Office figures show.

In the first three quarters of 2019 just over 2,200 people from the EU were turned away at the border – compared with 11,600 in the first three quarters of 2023.