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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ashley Cowburn and Holly Bancroft

Grant Shapps will host Ukrainian refugee family including grandmother, 75, boy, 6, and their dog

EPA

Cabinet minister Grant Shapps is set to host a refugee family of three fleeing the war in Ukraine.

The transport secretary said earlier this month he was registering his interest in the Homes for Ukraine scheme — set up amid criticism of the government’s existing refugee policy — which allows those with no family ties to come to the UK.

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