Sally Becker - the 'Angel of Mostar' - says she is stuck in Poland with 167 vulnerable Ukrainian refugees after a red-tape wrangle with British officials who are preventing them from coming to the UK. The aid worker, who helped rescue hundreds of people from war-torn Bosnia, said she has grave “concerns” for the women and children after their paperwork was rejected.
Sally, 58, claims she set off on the mission to Ukraine to save orphaned youngsters and mothers with the full acknowledgement of the British Government last month. She said many of the refugees came from areas where there was fierce fighting.
And they had made a 22-hour train journey and collected more children en route who escaped from places like Mariupol, before crossing the border with Poland. But when they were ready to travel to the UK, Sally says the Home Office asked for more evidence that the Ukrainian government had sanctioned the evacuation.
