Boris Johnson news - live: Seven oligarchs sanctioned by UK amid Home Office visa U-turn ‘Blood of Ukrainian people is on their hands’, says Truss The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022
‘Mean-spirited’ UK under growing pressure to waive visas for Ukrainian refugees Government accused of ‘lagging behind’ other European countries in response to refugee crisis The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022
Government has 'learnt nothing' from botched Afghan refugee crisis, says Leeds MP Labour MP Alex Sobel has hit out at the slow speed of the UK's Ukrainian resettlement scheme Leeds Live · Mar 9, 2022
Ukraine academic in Glasgow hits out at Home Office 'resistance' to accepting refugees Yevgen Gorash who runs the Ukrainian community support group in Glasgow said it was a "major disappointment" that it remains so difficult for refugees to come to the United Kingdom. Glasgow Live · Mar 9, 2022
Ukrainian academic hits out at Home Office’s resistance to accepting refugees Yevgen Gorash said the UK Government’s stance was making people fleeing the war-torn country ‘suffer even more’. The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Home Office claims Ukrainian refugees in Calais can take free Eurostar to Lille - but train does not exist Exclusive: Government accused of ‘outright lies’ after Eurostar confirms trains do not stop in Calais The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
‘Ruthless’: The Ukrainian refugees turned away from UK visa centres across Europe ‘It’s a mad push to the front; there’s no control at all. Everybody is worried and afraid,’ says Chris Allford, husband of Ukrainian refugee, of visa centre in Poland The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Only 760 UK visas granted to Ukrainians by Home Office as over two million flee country Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that most Ukrainians would want to stay close to their homeland and urged refugees to have their paperwork in order Daily Record · Mar 9, 2022
‘We deserve a fresh start’: The UK’s female victims of slavery How a system that is supposed to support survivors of sex trafficking leaves them feeling triggered and vulnerable. Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022
Boris Johnson creates new minister to deal with Ukrainian refugee crisis Succession of Tory MPs condemn Home Office for ‘dragging its feet’ over visa applications The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022
Tory MPs line up to condemn Priti Patel over visa shambles for families fleeing Ukraine One Tory MP suggested the Home Secretary should resign while another compared the Home Office to a snail after just 500 family visas were given out since Friday Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022
UK slammed for ‘truly dreadful’ treatment of Ukrainian refugees amid confusion over Home Office visa process Refugees Welcome: Frustration mounts around Britain’s response to refugee influx in Europe The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022
'UK government is letting Ukrainian refugees down in their time of need' Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper writes exclusively for the Mirror. She says Home Office bureaucracy is slowing everything down and Ukrainian families are desperate Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022
Ukraine refugees seeking UK visas ‘forced to queue for hours in freezing cold’ in Poland Visa centre reportedly no longer accepting walk-in appointments and people are being left to wait outside The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022
Leeds Live · Mar 8, 2022 Leeds Tory MP slams government treatment of Ukrainian refugees as a 'disgrace' Alec Shelbrooke said the Home Office needs to 'get a grip'
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022 Home Office slammed by Tory MPs over help given to Ukrainian refugees Priti Patel also faced calls to resign as Home Secretary for telling MPs that a visa application centre had been set up en route to Calais.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022 A world-leading visa system? Tell that to Ukrainian refugees who can’t get past Calais Russia’s invasion of Ukraine called for a historic response. What we got was the same old, same old, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022 UK will be generous to Ukrainian refugees, says Johnson Ministers face continued criticism over the slow pace of processing visa applications.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022 Ukrainian refugees will be able to apply for UK visas in Lille – Truss Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told MPs about the ‘pop-up’ site in the city in northern France after the Government’s resettlement policy was criticised.
Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022 Tory fury as UK blames Salisbury attack threat for issuing just 500 Ukraine visas Furious Tories lined up to blast the Home Office after just 500 Ukraine Family Scheme visas were issued, with a centre due in Lille in 24 hours - but not Calais. Yet ministers defended the slow progress, saying imposters are already "pretending to be Ukrainian"
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022 Family visa scheme for Ukrainian refugees extended to include cousins and in-laws ‘Snails also move at a pace’: Home Office blasted for bureaucratic system that has admitted just 500 Ukrainians
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022 Ukraine refugees trapped in Calais told to make 70-mile journey to Lille to apply for UK visas No 10 faces down pressure for application centre in port town – where 300 refugees have gathered
Daily Record · Mar 8, 2022 UN says two million fleeing Ukraine as pressure piles on UK to do more for refugees The UK has only processed 300 visa applications from Ukrainian refugees and the Ministry of Defence is stepping in to speed up the process.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022 Home Office condemned for claim that Ireland’s welcome for Ukraine refugees is UK security threat Backlash against briefing that Ukrainians will be able to travel on to Britain without biometric checks
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022 Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells UK MPs Ukraine will fight ‘in the forests, in the fields, in the streets’ – as it happened Ukrainian president summons spirit of Winston Churchill and tells MPs his country ‘will fight to the end in the sea, in the air, whatever the costs’