I’ve been married 13 years – I live in fear of the Government tearing us apart

When my Turkish husband, Medet, and I first met in Istanbul in 2010, it never crossed my mind that we might not have a choice about where to live (Picture: Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz)

I’d just got home from a family trip to meet Santa at our local farm park on Monday when a colleague messaged me to say that James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, was making an announcement in the House of Commons about measures to reduce net migration.

Needless to say, it was not the Christmas gift I was expecting that day.