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Ministers have apologised after criticism that visa schemes are not working fast enough

The British government is defending its Ukraine refugee policy despite figures indicating that only 12,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war have arrived in the U.K. The figure from the government includes 10,800 people who came to join family members in Britain, and just 1,200 under the Homes for Ukraine program set…

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

The latest figures show that nearly 80,000 Ukrainians have applied for visas but only 12,000 have actually reached the UK.

Paul Aitchison and Helene Kell have slammed the Government's recent Homes for Ukraine system

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

UK ‘sponsors’ desperate to help families left without safety say they have waited for weeks without news.

Lauren Corbishley, 43, from Dawlish, Devon, was one of the first to sign up for the 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme last month and has slammed Lord Harrington after waiting weeks with no news

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