On 20 May, two MV members who work in the healthcare sector spoke to the Guardian about the impact of the NHS surcharge and the high cost of visas.
"It’s a struggle to pay my rent and I’ve never had a holiday," said Folasade. "I pay £500 every month towards my debts for previous fees and next year I have to pay another set. I don’t know yet how I will pay them.”
MV Director Nazek Ramadan also spoke to the newspaper: “Ordinary families are being stripped bare. We know parents who are faced with the choice between feeding their children and renewing their visas.”
The article was the front-page story on the printed newspaper the following day.