David and Pamela Hopcroft on the ridiculous situation facing a family that they are trying to bring safely to the UK
We have been trying to help a mother and her two-year-old under the Ukraine sponsorship scheme for 37 days (Priti Patel faces legal action from Ukrainians stuck in visa backlog, 2 May). The mother is still waiting for a visa, but the child has been granted one. No reason has been given as to why the mother has not been issued a visa to travel with her child. We cannot think of a more foolhardy and stupid way to process applications.
There are mothers with children having to live in underground bunkers in Ukraine, short of food and fresh water, with no power, desperately trying to keep their children safe. If you are in this position and your child gets a visa, do you try and get them to safety or do you wait for your visa, knowing you could both be killed any day?
