Mum from Belarus set to be deported

A father has accused the UK government of “ignoring” his family after his Belarus wife was told she will be deported.

Olya Merry, from Coatbridge, said she “burst into tears” when she received a letter from the Home Office saying she could be deported if she does not leave the UK this week.

Mrs Merry, who has a twoyear-old daughter, said she had struggled to get permission to stay in the UK even after she married husband Derek five years ago. She said she had been “refused visa after visa”.