Β£30,000 raised for Wirral βlocal legendβ denied UK citizenship
18 May 2024 at 09:08
Nelson Shardey, 74, became tearful on hearing of support for effort to gain settled status after 50 years in UK
A retired 74-year-old newsagent who has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years said βtears were runningβ from his eyes after strangers fundraised more than Β£30,000 to support his legal fight to remain in the country.
Nelson Shardey, who has been described as a Merseyside βlocal legendβ, is pursuing a legal challenge against the Home Office after he was refused indefinite leave to remain, despite living and working in the UK since 1977.
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