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Change means people with passports can apply for entry online and do not have to give biometric details until they are in UK

The Government is coming under vast pressure to increase the number of people it is helping to flee the Russian invasion.

PM says Russian claims about enemies getting ready to use chemical weapons echoes what happened before the use of chemical weapons in Syria

Ukrainians in UK on temporary work or student visas expected to be allowed to bring in their families

UK stance branded ‘disgraceful’ and ‘irresponsible’ by MPs in Dublin

The proposed law promises to expose oligarchs to proper scrutiny. There’s just one problem – it’s rubbish, says author Oliver Bullough

Yesterday was International Women’s Day. I kicked off the celebrations by upping my HRT and plucking out a massive chin hair, the thickness of nautical cable. Forget closing the gender pay gap, life doesn’t get much better than that ladies, amirite? I was lucky enough to be invited to several…

Priti Patel has faced a storm of criticism in recent days for the UK’s handling of the crisis as the United Nations confirmed two million people have fled 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

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.

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".