A Wirral MP slammed the government for its lacklustre attempts to provide sanctuary for the thousands of refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine.
In a parliamentary session yesterday, Mick Whitley, Labour MP for Birkenhead, called on the Home Office to lift visa requirements for Ukrainian refugees as the UK’s humanitarian efforts have been dwarfed by that of other, smaller European countries.
He also said that the government’s recent promise of a major increase to the amounts of Ukrainian refugees allowed into the country was ‘a promise in which we can place very little confidence,’ due to the recent inaction on welcoming refugees fleeing Afghanistan.
