Flag bearer Myron Tytko and other supporters hold banners as they join group of would-be hosts, sponsors and supporters of Ukrainian refugees, hold a Vigil for Visas outside the Home Office in London, in April 2022
THE government could face legal action over “inordinate and unreasonable” visa delays for Ukrainian refugees.
Those in Britain who have signed up to sponsor Ukrainian families are preparing to launch a class-action lawsuit on behalf of refugees left waiting weeks to come to Britain, it was revealed today.
They say that there are at least 800 Ukrainians still waiting for visas after applying within the first two weeks of the Home for Ukraine scheme opening in March, leaving people at risk.
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
A recent Immigration Summit heard from Lord Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis to Britain as a child. JAYDEE SEAFORTH reports on his message that we need to increase public empathy with desperate people seeking asylum