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Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin

UK should not criticise Irish policy on Ukrainian refugees, says Tory MP

A mother and baby in a temporary shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Przemysl
A mother and baby in a temporary shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Przemysl. More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

Britain should refrain from criticising Ireland’s open-door policy towards Ukrainian refugees, an influential Conservative MP has said, after anonymous briefings claimed it was creating a security risk for the UK.

Simon Hoare, the chair of the Northern Ireland affairs committee and frequent commentator on Anglo-Irish relations, tweeted: “Instead of criticism of our Irish friends and neighbours, [the UK] could be much better replicating its response.”

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