PRITI PATEL’S Ukrainian refugee visa schemes are “unfit for purpose,” campaigners said today as it emerged only 1,200 people fleeing Russian aggression have arrived in Britain via the sponsorship route. 

The Home Secretary apologised for visa delays after the latest official figures showed that less than 3 per cent of the 43,600 applicants to the Homes for Ukraine scheme are now in Britain.

Some 12,500 visas have been granted under the scheme, which allows ordinary Britons to sponsor Ukrainian refugees, leaving more than 70 per cent  of applicants still waiting for an answer.