Ex-soldier's wife refused entry to the UK

A hero soldier from Warwick who fought in Afghanistan says he is being forced out of Britain by David Cameron.



Andrew McLaughlin’s American wife and daughter have been denied entry to the UK because of the government’s strict immigration rules on non-EU spouses.

And the 29-year-old said that left him with no choice but to quit the country to be with his family.

“I’m being forced out of my own country,” he said.

“I fought for my country and it hurts that no-one is willing to fight for me.

“I’ve no choice but to leave because I’m not going to miss out on my daughter’s life.

“I feel totally let down.”

Andrew, from Warwick , served in the Grenadier Guards 1st battalion for four years.

He was deployed to Afghanistan’s Helmand province, where more than 350 British soldiers were killed, from March to September 2012.

He married Wanda, 37, in December 2011 after meeting her on a trip to the US to visit family and friends.

But Andrew’s wife and daughter were denied entry to the UK because his new job as a driver pays less than the £18,600 gross annual minimum wage required to allow a foreign spouse to settle here.

Rather goes against the grain when you consider some of the crap we've welcomed into the country.