The UK government’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis descended into further chaos as Priti Patel contradicted visa figures issued by her own Home Office department and then contradicted herself on a possible new route for arrivals.
The Home Secretary faced intense criticism in the Commons after figures issued by the Home Office showed that only 50 Ukrainian refugees had been given visas to come to the UK.
Patel said the information was “absolutely inaccurate” and the true figure would not be known until later on Monday evening.
