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Zelensky backs UK response to Ukraine refugee crisis, claims minister as only 760 visas granted

‘Zelensky has asked us to proceed in the way we are doing’, says Grant Shapps

The Independent UK

Why put a pop-up centre in Lille and what next for Ukrainians in Calais?

Some of the key questions answered on the Ukrainian situation in the north of France, as thousands try to make it to the UK.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson creates new minister to deal with Ukrainian refugee crisis

Succession of Tory MPs condemn Home Office for ‘dragging its feet’ over visa applications

The Guardian - UK

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Tory MPs line up to condemn Priti Patel over visa shambles for families fleeing 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

Daily Mirror

Desperate Ukrainian families sent all over Europe in exhausting bid to get UK visa

Ukrainian dad Ivan Amaritsa smiled as he watched his four-year-old daughter Julia cuddle a huge teddy bear donated by a local French mum after they arrived in Calais

Daily Mirror

No plans to set up UK visa processing centre for Ukrainian refugees in Calais

Government officials intend to redirect those seeking sanctuary to a small “pop-up” visa application centre in Lille

The Independent UK

'We drove thousands of miles and a border guard just shrugged' The diary of a refugee from Ukraine trying to reach Wales

Alena and her mother Tetyana endured a gruelling journey across Europe to be met with indifference and a shrug at the UK border

Wales Online

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UK criticised over Ukraine refugee scheme, says 500 visas issued so far

The British government faced heavy criticism from all sides of parliament on Tuesday over its policy towards Ukrainian refugees after Immigration Minister Kevin Foster said Britain had so far issued 500 visas to those fleeing the Russian invasion.

Reuters

Home Office slammed by Tory MPs over help given to Ukrainian refugees

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.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian family describe trauma of UK visa processing

‘The treatment we received from the French and the British has been so different,’ says father Yakiv Voloshchuk

The Guardian - UK

UK to mobilise visa officers to France after criticism over Ukraine refugees

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".

Radio France Internationale

A world-leading visa system? Tell that to Ukrainian refugees who can’t get past Calais

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine called for a historic response. What we got was the same old, same old, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian refugees will be able to apply for UK visas in Lille – Truss

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told MPs about the ‘pop-up’ site in the city in northern France after the Government’s resettlement policy was criticised.

The Independent UK

Man who drove to Ukraine to rescue family told they can't come into UK

Vitalie drove for four days across Europe to reach his wife and children, but they are now stranded in a community centre in France

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Daily Mirror

Tory fury as UK blames Salisbury attack threat for issuing just 500 Ukraine visas

Furious Tories lined up to blast the Home Office after just 500 Ukraine Family Scheme visas were issued, with a centre due in Lille in 24 hours - but not Calais. Yet ministers defended the slow progress, saying imposters are already "pretending to be Ukrainian"

The Independent UK

Process to enter UK ‘taking ages’, says man trying to help family flee Ukraine

Vitalii Morgun, who lives in the UK, said his brother Yevgen, sister-in-law Anna, and their two children have been effectively stranded in Calais.

The Independent UK

Ukraine refugees trapped in Calais told to make 70-mile journey to Lille to apply for UK visas

No 10 faces down pressure for application centre in port town – where 300 refugees have gathered

The Independent UK

Priti Patel accused of misleading MPs over help for Ukrainian refugees at Calais

Home secretary wrongly claimed to have set up visa centre which is not yet operational

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Daily Mirror

Visa centre for Ukraine refugees in Calais will be in Lille - 70 MILES away

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss let slip the location in the House of Commons after hundreds of families arrived in the French port - only to discover they had to attend visa centres in Paris or Brussels in person

The Independent UK

Home Office condemned for claim that Ireland’s welcome for Ukraine refugees is UK security threat

Backlash against briefing that Ukrainians will be able to travel on to Britain without biometric checks

Daily Mirror

Richard Madeley challenges gov minister over 'inhumane' visa process for refugees

Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley grilled MP Ben Wallace on Good Morning Britain, after the UK was urged to speed up efforts to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict with Russia

The Guardian - UK

Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells UK MPs Ukraine will fight ‘in the forests, in the fields, in the streets’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president summons spirit of Winston Churchill and tells MPs his country ‘will fight to the end in the sea, in the air, whatever the costs’

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel accused of misleading MPs over Ukrainian refugees

Defence secretary says country can do more, as he predicts Ukraine invasion will be ‘Putin’s end’

Daily Mirror

Furious Lorraine Kelly blasts 'shameful' government over UK's pitiful Ukraine visa figures

Lorraine had briefly appeared on Good Morning Britain with hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley as she reacted to Ukrainians struggling to get a visa into the UK

Daily Mirror

'Insulting' Calais sign for Ukraine refugees after Patel blunder over UK visa centre

Just 300 visas have been approved for Ukrainian refugees attempting to reach the UK out of nearly 10,000 completed applications, as the Home Office comes under fire

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