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Richard Madeley challenges gov minister over 'inhumane' visa process for refugees

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley repeatedly "cut off" show guest and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Tuesday, as he questioned the delay in efforts to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees.

As the government minister defended the UK's approach to helping those fleeing Ukraine amid the conflict with Russia, he did admit that they needed to speed up the visas being granted.

As French officials called the situation "inhumane", with many of those fleeing Ukraine either "turned away" at the border or stranded in Calais, while they wait to find out if they can be given a visa for the UK, Wallace insisted more was being done to help.

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