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Dan Barker

Scotland and Wales want to be Ukrainian refugee ‘super sponsors’

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Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have said both Scotland and Wales were willing to become “super sponsors” for Ukrainian refugees.

The UK Government is set to launch a scheme where individuals and organisations can sponsor refugees to come into the country, but the Scottish and Welsh first ministers told Michael Gove, the Levelling Up Secretary, they wanted to “maximise” their contribution and act as “super sponsors”.

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