Government failure to help Ukrainian refugees branded a ‘national embarrassment’
Richard Hewison said the slow pace of processing is in sharp contrast to the 72 requests for golden visas for wealthy Russians that were approved last year.
Richard Hewison said the slow pace of processing is in sharp contrast to the 72 requests for golden visas for wealthy Russians that were approved last year.
"Under any normal administration that in itself would be a resignation matter," the veteran MP told the House.
The French Government says it is 'appealing to Priti Patel's decency', after the UK turned away a large number of Ukrainian refugees.
The home secretary said the UK "stands to shoulder with Ukrainians" as she travelled out for a photo op on the Ukrainian border.
"Do we really want to be a country, that until recently, was granting passports & privileges to Putin's friends, but won't wave visas for Putin's Ukrainian victims in their hour of need?"
“Either the Home Office website and the information given to journalists this afternoon about the policy is completely wrong. Or the Home Secretary gave the wrong information to the House.”
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill would effectively ban a large number of non-violent protests.
Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill risks normalising xenophobic attitudes that rose since Brexit, the London Assembly has warned.
The ruling allows the home secretary to make a £640 profit on every child applying.
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