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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

‘A disgrace’: Tory MPs attack paltry 50 UK visas for Ukrainian refugees

Pressure was mounting on the Government on Monday over its “disgraceful” response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis after it was revealed just 50 people fleeing Vladimir Putin’s war had been welcomed to Britain.

Almost 12,000 people have begun online visa applications to come to Britain since Russian forces invaded on February 24. More than 5,500 applications have been completed, the Home Office said.

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