‘We can’t go back’: mother of six-year-old cancer survivor fears UK visa changes

The woman had to give up her work as a cleaner to care for her seriously unwell daughter when her husband died two years ago. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

The mother of a six-year-old cancer survivor has spoken of her “overwhelming” fear her daughter will be denied crucial treatment because of the government’s immigration crackdown.

The girl, from London, underwent two rounds of life-saving chemotherapy after being diagnosed at two with neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that mostly affects children.