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Articles tagged with: homes for ukraine
Ukrainian refugees have suffered enough – they need more support to avoid ending up homeless and destitute
Home affairs
By Bob Blackman MP
Ukrainian refugees have suffered enough – they need more support to avoid ending up homeless and destitute
It is tragic to see the ongoing situation in Ukraine as the war continues to rage on.
Meet the British MPs who have opened their homes to Ukrainian refugees
Parliament
By Sienna Rodgers
Meet the British MPs who have opened their homes to Ukrainian refugees
MPs are among thousands of Britons offering accommodation to those fleeing war in Ukraine. But providing sanctuary means more than sprucing up the spare room. Three parliamentarians tell Sienna Rodgers about the challenges and rewards of opening their homes to refugees.
The Lord Harrington Interview: 'I wouldn’t have taken the job on if I thought I was being built up as the patsy'
Home affairs
By Laura Hutchinson
The Lord Harrington Interview: 'I wouldn’t have taken the job on if I thought I was being built up as the patsy'
Lord Harrington earned his stripes before becoming minister for refugees. So why is his Homes for Ukraine scheme beset by criticism?
Yvette Cooper Says Priti Patel Is The “Weakest Home Secretary I’ve Ever Seen”
Home affairs
Yvette Cooper Says Priti Patel Is The “Weakest Home Secretary I’ve Ever Seen”
Exclusive: Yvette Cooper has described Priti Patel as “the weakest Home Secretary that I’ve ever seen” and declared that “Priti Patel's Home Office is failing” amid widespread criticism of the UK’s Ukrainian refugee scheme.
Why ‘Homes for Ukraine’ but banishment for everyone else?
Foreign affairs
By Bella Sankey, Detention Action
Why ‘Homes for Ukraine’ but banishment for everyone else?
Whatever your views about people crossing the Channel to seek asylum in the UK, we can agree that the 70 per cent of those people who are recognised as refugees have overcome enormous dangers to reach the UK.
Hundreds Of Civil Servants Drafted To Home Office In A Scramble To Clear Ukraine Refugee Visa Backlog
Foreign affairs
Hundreds Of Civil Servants Drafted To Home Office In A Scramble To Clear Ukraine Refugee Visa Backlog
Hundreds of civil servants have been drafted to the Home Office from across government to help clear a backlog of Ukrainian refugee visa cases after criticism from UK sponsors that people’s lives were being put at risk by the delays.
Home Office Tells MPs To Stop 'Chasing' Urgent Ukrainian Refugee Visa Case Updates
Foreign affairs
Home Office Tells MPs To Stop "Chasing" Urgent Ukrainian Refugee Visa Case Updates
Exclusive: The Home Office has emailed MPs telling them they will no longer provide updates on Ukrainian refugee visa cases despite people being left stranded for weeks while they try to reach the UK.
Priti Patel Has Apologised For 'Frustrating' Delays To Ukraine Refugee Visa Scheme
Defence
Priti Patel Has Apologised For "Frustrating" Delays To Ukraine Refugee Visa Scheme
Home Secretary Priti Patel has apologised for delays to the Ukraine visa scheme as data reveals fewer than 3% of applicants have arrived in the UK.
Minister Admits Only A 'Relatively Low' Number Of Refugees Have Arrived Under The Homes For Ukraine Scheme
Foreign affairs
Minister Admits Only A "Relatively Low" Number Of Refugees Have Arrived Under The Homes For Ukraine Scheme
The number of Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the UK under the government’s ‘homes for Ukraine’ scheme is “relatively low”, a minister has admitted.