Fleeing Ukrainians with family in the UK will be able to live, work and claim benefits in Britain for three years in a Tory U-turn.
Priti Patel at first said Ukrainian relatives of people in the UK would be given leave for “an initial period of 12 months”.
But pressure mounted on the Home Secretary - after the EU announced a far more generous scheme where people could stay for three years, and with no family ties.