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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal and Jessica Elgot

Boris Johnson creates new minister to deal with Ukrainian refugee crisis

Refugees of Russia’s war queue to depart from the train station in Lviv, western Ukraine.
Refugees of Russia’s war queue to depart from the train station in Lviv, western Ukraine. Photograph: Vitaliy Hrabar/EPA

Boris Johnson has created a new minister to deal with the growing refugee crisis after a succession of Conservative MPs condemned the Home Office for failing Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.

The prime minister was forced to act on Tuesday after Tory backbenchers joined opposition members in claiming that Priti Patel’s department has been “dragging its feet” over visa applications.

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