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Minister says fleeing Ukrainians can apply to pick fruit and veg in UK in deleted tweet

Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion can apply for jobs picking fruit and veg if they want to come to the UK, a migration minister said in a now-deleted tweet.

Kevin Foster MP, responding to Labour MP Luke Pollard, wrote that there are a 'number of routes' for refugees from the war.

The Tory government is under pressure to allow Ukrainians refuge in the UK as the invading Russian forces surge toward Kyiv and other key objectives.

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