Boris Johnson has appointed a new Refugees Minister as the Government battles criticism over its chaotic response to Ukrainians seeking sanctuary from the Russian invasion.
Former Business Minister Richard Harrington, who stood down at the 2019 election, will be made a life peer so he can hold the new job.
The move is a clear admission that ministers have been too slow to act on the unfolding refugee crisis as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee Vladimir Putin's brutal onslaught.
