Hello there
Some of you may remember the "Skype Mummy" video I posted a month or two ago.
The family is in the same situation, nothing has changed for now as it will take a long time to get them back together, and the future is uncertain, but their story has reached the press.
The national press does not seem at all interested in the couples and families affected, and recently Mark Harper refused to acknowledge the impact of this enforced single parenthood and the effect it is having on young families.
Here's the video (for those who missed it)
The family's news story is here.
www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/01/18/comment-how-the-government-breaks-up-british-families
There's also a website/blog with the stories of many other families who have been affected, and an explanation of the rules, plus what people can do if they are affected.
www.britcits.com/
I really hope these awful rules are changed and a more just system put in place. Campaigners are hearing of many hardworking families being split up and children living apart from a loving parent with no end in sight to the problem.
All the Best
TBITH