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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

France accuses UK of ‘lack of humanity’ after 150 Ukraine refugees turned away at Calais

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France has accused Britain of “lacking humanity” in helping fleeing Ukrainians join their families in the UK via the French port city of Calais.

French interior minister Gerald Darmanin, in a strongly-worded letter to his British counterpart Priti Patel, urged London to set up a proper consular presence in Calais to issue visas after 150 Ukrainians were turned away and asked to obtain visas at UK consulates in Paris or Brussels.

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