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Geraldine McKelvie in Arras, France & Laura Connor

Outrage as pop-up visa centre for desperate Ukrainian refugees 'closed for the weekend'

Metal shutters at a British “pop-up” processing centre in Northern France show how Britain is seemingly closed to Ukraine’s desperate refugees.

The local government building in Arras is meant to help refugees who left behind their passports under Russian bombing.

But despite Home Secretary Priti Patel promising to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with victims of Putin’s war, the Bureaux de la Prefecture was closed when we visited on Saturday.

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