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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Andy Lines & Antony Thrower

'Insulting' Calais sign for Ukraine refugees after Patel blunder over UK visa centre

Hundreds of desperate Ukrainian refugees who have fled the horror of war in their own country have been met by an “insulting sign” as they wait to be processed.

The Home Office says just 300 visas have been issued from 8,900 submitted applications with a total of 17,700 started.

More than 1.5million people have left Ukraine since the start of the invasion by Russia last month, most into neighbouring Poland.

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