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A maze of red tape, data losses and visa bottlenecks — inside the UK’s Homes for Ukraine fiasco

Just 1,200 of the 32,000 Ukrainians who have applied to the Government’s sponsorship scheme have safely arrived in the UK, leaving thousands starving, sick and in danger while they wait — so how did Michael Gove’s re-homing process all go so wrong? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

Prince Harry more at risk at the Invictus Games than Philip's memorial, ex-cop claims

Former Met Inspector Ken Wharfe, who used to guard Prince Harry and Princess Diana, is 'baffled' about the Duke's view that he will be safer in Holland than he would be in the UK

Daily Mirror

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

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Military barracks housing asylum seekers ‘must close with immediate effect’

Two watchdogs previously described parts of the barracks near Folkestone in Kent as ‘filthy’ and ‘decrepit’.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian family were turned away from British border before settling in Runcorn

The family began to leave Ukraine on the day that Russian forces invaded

Liverpool Echo

‘Strong grip’ needed on Ukraine refugee process, says business minister Kwasi Kwarteng

The Home Office has received 65,000 visa applications from Ukrainians through its two sponsorship schemes

Evening Standard

Mum lay awake at night for weeks as ‘rats’ infested her house

Serco, the company which provides asylum seeker accommodation for Home Office, claims the rodents found in the house were mice.

Daily Record

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Priti Patel's Home Office needs to cut the red tape and let Ukrainians in

The UK is making terrified Ukrainians jump through unnecessary hoops and needs to change its ways immediately, writes Record View.

Daily Record

Scots who opened doors to 50 Ukrainian refugees slam Home Office over delays

Residents of Dollar make massive efforts to make homes ready for mums and children fleeing war - but Home Office drags heels on visas

Daily Record

Burnham warns Manchester Airport queues will continue for 'two months' and says passengers should arrive three hours early as he unveils action plan

"While the airport expects that there will be some disruption for the next two months, I want people to be reassured that the airport, supported by colleagues in Greater Manchester, are putting in measures to ease it."

Manchester Evening News

Mum lay awake at night for weeks as 'rats' infested her home

Company which provides asylum seeker accommodation for Home Office says the animals were mice

Liverpool Echo

Builder offering his home to Ukrainians urges Government to 'pull their fingers out' over visas

Andrew Gilbride has sponsored 11 people, but says they haven't heard anything for 17 days

Manchester Evening News

The Homes for Ukraine hosts near Bristol who are ready to welcome refugees

"It is terrible what is going on in Ukraine and I felt I needed to do something to help"

Bristol Post

Afghan refugees set to get East Renfrewshire homes if council approves

Up to six families could be welcomed to East Renfrewshire if the council's cabinet agrees to the proposal at a meeting on Thursday.

Glasgow Live

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The Guardian - UK

‘Homes for Ukraine’ is just a slogan – as I found out by trying to welcome a refugee

Britain’s flagship scheme for matching hosts with refugees is another of the government’s inflated promises – and equally empty, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Brook House should close in wake of abuse allegations, inquiry told

The BBC broadcast undercover footage in 2017 showing alleged assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at the centre.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise English Channel refugees at risk after peers reject law for second time

Former lord chief justice among peers saying proposals breach international law

The Independent UK

98-year-old woman who avoided deportation ‘on brink of destitution’ due to Home Office delay

Exclusive: Myrtle Cothill, who narrowly avoided deportation in 2016, now deprived of vital support

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The Independent UK

‘We won’t give up Ukraine’ refugee says after finding a home in the UK

Sofiia Klimina is staying with a couple in Camberley, Surrey, after fleeing the Kyiv suburb of Irpin.

Daily Record

Ukrainian kids finally settle into Scottish home with aunt and uncle after weeks of uncertainty

Yuri and sister Victoria finally overcome visa debacle and prepare for life in Ayrshire without their parents

Daily Record

Family blast ‘inhumane’ Home Office as red tape prevents mum bringing Ukrainian daughter to Scotland

Valeria Liukovych, 31, has a visa that will allow her to be with her mum Tamara, who is originally from Ukraine but is now a UK citizen, but has not got permission to bring her child Mia, husband Ruslan and severely disabled father.

Daily Record

Scots families becoming 'frustrated' at length of time to process Ukrainian visas

Scots families have agreed to take Ukrainian refugees into their homes but they say the process is frustrating.

The Independent UK

Scots host families ‘frustrated’ at slowness of visas for Ukrainian refugees

People who have signed up to take in refugees are facing the ‘heart-breaking’ task of telling them they cannot come as visas have not been granted.

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to remove ‘needless bureaucracy’ from Ukraine schemes as refugees at ‘risk of destitution’

Exclusive: Mounting calls to allow refugees to apply to Homes for Ukraine scheme in-country

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire Police investigate 173 exploitation accusations in past year

The force has seen a 16% rise on modern slavery cases being reported

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