once, she's now applying for a temporary visitor's visa, hoping tojoin her daughter, nataliya, in the uk. this move of my mother to the uk, it feels like nobody has a sense of emergency there. it feels that way to me, that its slow, it's relaxed, "just wait a little bit longer," and itjust feels like they're worlds apart. i can't quite level it up in my own mind. yvette cooper, please. this afternoon, valentiyna's case was raised in the commons. will she today be able to return to the gare du nord and come safely to the uk? yes. yes, said the home secretary, but the home office has since told me that as things stand, valentiyna could not come to the uk, although new measures may be announced soon. where family members of british nationals do not meet the usual eligibility criteria, but pass security checks, uk visas and immigration will give them the permission to enter the uk outside the rules for 12 months and is prioritising all applications. the home office announcement