Visa income rules discriminate against working-class people, British father says

Leighton Allen with his partner, stepson and son. ‘Right now we’re both just surviving, but together we could thrive,’ he said. Photograph: Leighton Allen

A British father separated from his partner, son and stepson by UK visa rules says he feels as if he is “being punished for being working class and in love”.

Leighton Allen met his partner, Sophie Nyenza, who is from Tanzania, while travelling in the country in 2022. The pair had a son, Myles, and planned to settle in the UK.