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"Why are the homeless and veterans only ever mentioned when they’re used as an excuse not to help other groups," wrote one person in response.

But the Ukrainian women gave the perfect response to the Sky News presenter, by sending their thanks to Ireland.

Poland has taken in the highest number of people, fast approaching two million, whilst Romania has received almost half a million.

"He's not an exception. Every extreme right-wing politician in Europe has one or other link with Russia," Guy Verhofstadt said.

Even Kim Jong-un threw the Russian president some shade in the viral showreel.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he welcomed Western sanctions but they “are not enough” to end the Russian aggression, calling for a full trade embargo.

“You can see the Ukrainians digging ditches and filling sandbags and we’re over here struggling with paperwork and bureaucracy. Quite frankly. I feel ashamed to be British right now."

Forget the peerage, the real scandal is the national security failure exposed in this thread.

“When political leaders clapped for our key workers, it should have been a turning point. Two years on, the 'thank you' is wages that massively fail to keep up with the cost of living."