Ministers accused of failing to secure rights of Britons with foreign spouses in EU

Campaigners say Britons are facing problems with Home Office over rights to return to UK

Ministers have been accused of breaching their promise to secure the post-Brexit rights of thousands of British nationals who settled in the EU and married foreigners.

Campaigners at British in Europe (BiE) have written to the Foreign Office minister Wendy Morton and the immigration minister Kevin Foster telling of the heartbreak" and distress" endured by British citizens who are facing problems with the Home Office over their rights to return home to the UK.