The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Priti Patel apologises over ‘frustrating’ time taken to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees

‘Always easy to blame someone else,’ says home secretary

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Priti Patel voices ‘frustration’ at time taken to process Ukraine visas

Around 12,000 people had arrived in the UK under Ukraine visa schemes as of Tuesday, according to Home Office figures.

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Refugee pupils with no school places have lessons in Manchester car parks

Volunteers run makeshift classrooms for ‘hundreds’ of children at hotels facing long waits to get into schools

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022

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 · Apr 7, 2022

‘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 · Apr 7, 2022

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 · Apr 7, 2022

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 · Apr 7, 2022

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 · Apr 7, 2022

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 · Apr 6, 2022

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 · Apr 6, 2022