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UK journalist hails ‘textbook civilised and humane’ Romanian approach to refugees
“Textbook case of a civilised and humane approach to refugees," the British writer said.
Eurostar says train mentioned by Home Office to UK visa centre ‘does not exist’
A Home Office spokesperson suggested the initial claim made by one of the department’s officials was misspoken.
Donald Tusk slams UK government response to Ukrainian refugee crisis
The former European Council president, who oversaw Brexit negotiations, spoke out as most of the continent allowed Ukrainians to come without paperwork.
Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland’s indyref2 to go ahead next year
"One of the motivations for my support for independence is to see Scotland play a bigger role, albeit as a small country, in building a more peaceful world, to be a progressive country that welcomes refugees," the first minister of Scotland said.
French mayor says he ‘knew nothing about’ visa centre in his city
“It’s just as confusing on the ground as it appears to be back home", BBC correspondent Phil Mackie said.
Shapps says the UK’s management of refugee crisis is down to Ukraine’s wishes
Last week, deputy prime minister Dominic Raab also blamed the difficulty Ukrainian refugees are having coming to the UK on... Ukrainian wishes.
Ukrainian workers at Kyiv’s UK Embassy ‘can’t come to Britain without visa’
Staff members, who have worked for the Embassy for years, can reportedly only apply for the visa to flee from the war with Russia to Britain if they have relatives in the UK.
European Court rules that UK undervalued Chinese imports when part of the EU
The loss to the EU in missing customs revenue was €2.7 billion, it was revealed. "No wonder they need border controls", one person said.
WATCH: UK govt’s handling of Ukrainian refugee crisis in 6 brutal minutes
Once again, Ros Atkins has concisely summarised the government's response to an escalating crisis to devastating effect.