The Latest Breaking News from Calais

Britain says it is sending visa officers to the French port of Calais to help expedite the processing of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, after the UK's response to the impending refugee crisis was slammed as a "disgrace".

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine called for a historic response. What we got was the same old, same old, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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.

Vitalie drove for four days across Europe to reach his wife and children, but they are now stranded in a community centre in France

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"

Vitalii Morgun, who lives in the UK, said his brother Yevgen, sister-in-law Anna, and their two children have been effectively stranded in Calais.

No 10 faces down pressure for application centre in port town – where 300 refugees have gathered

Home secretary wrongly claimed to have set up visa centre which is not yet operational

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss let slip the location in the House of Commons after hundreds of families arrived in the French port - only to discover they had to attend visa centres in Paris or Brussels in person

Backlash against briefing that Ukrainians will be able to travel on to Britain without biometric checks

Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley grilled MP Ben Wallace on Good Morning Britain, after the UK was urged to speed up efforts to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict with Russia