Polish man living in UK since childhood granted 11th-hour deportation reprieve

Mateusz Kulik says Home Office has informed his lawyer that removal flight on Monday has been cancelled

A Polish man who has lived in the UK since he was seven has been granted a last-minute reprieve after facing deportation because officials said he had not provided enough proof of living in the country for the last 20 years.

Officials were planning to remove Mateusz Kulik to Poland on Monday morning despite the fact he completed primary and secondary education in Britain as well as a college course in travel and tourism. He pays tax in the UK and works for a transport company completing customs documents for goods exported from Britain to EU countries. He provided the Home Office with years of school records and bank statements to prove his long residency.