Nottinghamshire MP Robert Jenrick has hit out at red tape after becoming the first MP to take in a Ukrainian refugee family under a new government scheme. The former housing minister and Newark MP picked up Maria, 40, and her two children Christina, 11, and Boden, 15, from Stansted airport this week, and they will live with his family at their Nottinghamshire home.
As reported by The Mirror, after being the first MP to provide a home for Ukrainians under a new Home Office scheme to help refugees from the country, he criticised the system claiming it “tested the patience” of both sponsors and those fleeing. He has said that he wants the application form to become more straightforward with less bureaucracy, as well as being available in Ukrainian.
Environment Minister Victoria Prentis has also taken in a Ukrainian refugee but under an existing visa for visitors to the UK. Mr Jenrick reportedly told Chopper’s Politics podcast: “I do think the process has been overly bureaucratic and I think the Home Office often falls into this trap.
