this afternoon, valentiyna's case was raised in the commons.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 still doesn't allow ukrainian law lecturer dr andrii zharikov to bring his 19—year—old sister to britain. she's fled from kyiv to the romanian border, but because he is here on a work visa without indefinite leave to remain, she cannot join him in portsmouth. i don't think there is any prospect of her coming here, so probably it's me who needs to go to an eu country. it might be very difficult for her to be alone for so long. across britain, there's been an outp