More than half of the Ukrainian refugees supposedly bound for Leeds remain stranded abroad.
A total of 620 people fleeing the wartorn country have been matched with a sponsor in the city. But of those, only 249 have managed to make it to West Yorkshire so far. And of the remaining refugees waiting to come, more than a third have yet to receive a visa.
Charities criticised the government for the delays, with one suggesting the government may be capping the numbers of those coming in. The government has strongly denied that’s the case and added that visa applications differ in “complexity”.
