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Refugee puppet Little-Amal makes an appearance outside the Ukrainian Embassy to highlight the plight of people feeling the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in London, Thursday, March 10, 2022
PRITI PATEL eased entry requirements for Ukrainian refugees to come to Britain today – but rights groups are warning that the measures still do not go far enough.
From next Tuesday, Ukrainian refugees with passports can apply for visas online and submit biometric details once they’ve arrived in Britain, the Home Secretary announced.
The policy reversal follows growing anger at bureaucratic delays facing Ukrainian refugees with family ties to Britain, hundreds of whom have found themselves stranded in Calais without support.
Secret consultation documents finally released after the Morning Star’s two-year freedom of information battle show the Home Office misrepresented public opinion, claiming support for policies that most respondents actually strongly criticised as dangerous and unfair, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
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
