http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/621...l-pensioner-92

OK, ... 550~odd signatures ain't a lot. And where's the petition? one reader asks [understandably] among the comments.

"Rules are rules", someone else points out - - with a metaphorical shrug ... ... presumably!

But consider this:

Further down the linked page, it says the Home Office deals with each application on its merits - taking into account exceptional or compassionate circumstances - in line with Immigration Rules.

What the hell is compassionate about uprooting a frail from her family?