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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

Leeds Tory MP slams government treatment of Ukrainian refugees as a 'disgrace'

Alec Shelbrooke said the Home Office needs to 'get a grip'

Leeds Live

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 Independent UK

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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 Guardian - UK

UK will be generous to Ukrainian refugees, says Johnson

Ministers face continued criticism over the slow pace of processing visa applications.

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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"

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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

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

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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 Independent UK

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’

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel accused of misleading MPs over Ukrainian refugees

Defence secretary says country can do more, as he predicts Ukraine invasion will be ‘Putin’s end’

The Guardian - UK

Defence officials to help process Ukrainian refugees fleeing to UK

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has offered assistance after the Home Office was criticised for delays in issuing visas to people escaping the invasion.

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Daily Mirror

'Insulting' Calais sign for Ukraine refugees after Patel blunder over UK visa centre

Just 300 visas have been approved for Ukrainian refugees attempting to reach the UK out of nearly 10,000 completed applications, as the Home Office comes under fire

Daily Record

Desperate appeal for son who fled Ukraine to live with parents in Dumfries after Home Office rejection

Sareb Meslmani and Abdul Majeed Hijazi are fighting to overturn a decision to reject 23-year-old Naeem’s visa application.

The Guardian - UK

Demand grows for UK ministers to reclassify psilocybin for medical research

People suffering debilitating cluster headaches say the active ingredient in magic mushrooms is a help

Wales Online

'Disgraceful' stop and search statistics for Welsh police forces released

The findings have been branded as “bleak” and “disgraceful”

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian refugees face ‘chaos’ trying to apply to UK family visa scheme

Priti Patel urged to ‘accept that things are going wrong’ as families who have fled Russian conflict forced to travel for hours to attend visa appointments, with some unable to book one at all

The Independent UK

UK issues 300 visas under Ukraine Family Scheme after Home Office receives almost 9,000 applications

Ukrainians who reach France must go to Paris for UK visa appointments – with only 100 available

Daily Mirror

UK reserves just 100 visa appointments in a week for Ukraine refugees in France

It comes despite 1.7million people fleeing Ukraine and mounting anger over families in Calais. Overall the UK has granted just 300 Ukraine family visas in total so far

The Guardian - UK

Just 300 Ukrainian refugees granted visas to come to the UK

Labour criticises ‘shockingly low’ total as people attempting to flee war complain of technical difficulties with system

The Independent UK

Transport operators face £2,000 fines for bringing Ukrainians without visas to UK

Firms say they are bound by 1999 law amid reports of families being turned around at French ports

Daily Record

Refugee policy chaos as Priti Patel contradicts visa figures and herself in the Commons

The Home Secretary said visa figures issued by the Home Office were wrong and initially said a visa centre in Calais was open but then had to correct herself.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine: why is there dispute over the UK Home Office’s refugee plans?

Whitehall’s response has been accused of being slow and ‘lacking humanity’ in the face of the biggest movement of people in Europe this century

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