UK is proposing to amend its border control system to give
preference to citizens from 52 Commonwealth countries, including Nigeria.
According to 45 members of the UK parliament,
Commonwealth countries may get fast-tracked visas to the UK after Brexit, if
the proposal sails through.
According to UK Telegraph, the suggestion was made in a
letter addressed to Amber Rudd, Home Secretary. The letter said Commonwealth
stood with Britain when it faced “existential threats,” but that UK had left
its allies in the cold as it “pivoted to Europe.”
The letter read: “I am writing to urge you to extend the
hand of friendship to our Commonwealth partners. In the previous century,
Commonwealth countries stood with Britain as we faced existential threats from
abroad but as we pivoted to Europe, increasingly, our Commonwealth allies were
left in the cold. “The lack of consideration for Commonwealth citizens is at
its starkest at our border.
While EU citizens are collecting their luggage or
exchanging greetings with loved ones, our Commonwealth friends wait tirelessly
in the ‘All other passports’ queue.”
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