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The Independent UK
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Katrine Bussey

UK Government backs proposal for Scotland to be refugee ‘super sponsor’

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine could arrive in Scotland “very soon”, Nicola Sturgeon has said, after the UK Government gave its backing in principle to the First Minister’s “super sponsor” proposal.

Ms Sturgeon told MSPs at Holyrood that the UK Government had indicated its support “in principle” for the initiative.

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