Home Office grants baby stranded in Jamaica leave to come to UK

Home Office does U-turn and grants baby visa 24 hours after Guardian revealed family's plight

A British resident stranded in Jamaica with her baby, who was told by the Home Office the boy could not come to the UK because he had an established life" on the Caribbean island, has now been told by the Home Office that she can bring him, after the Guardian exposed the family's plight.

Just 24 hours after the Guardian's article was published, the Home Office granted the baby's visa and informed his mother, Tiffany Ellis - who has indefinite leave to remain in the UK, where she has lived since the age of eight - that it was ready for immediate collection.