TV judge Robert Rinder has lashed out at the “yawning chasm” between the “well-meaning” intentions of the Government’s sponsorship scheme for Ukraine refugees and the reality of making it work in a war zone.
The Strictly Come Dancing semi-finalist and Standard columnist, who is helping the Red Cross in the Polish city of Przemysl close to the western Ukrainian border, told the Standard that the vast majority of traumatised Ukrainians fleeing the war had no idea Britain was even offering sanctuary.
