Politics
Tory MP says fleeing Ukrainians should apply to pick fruit and veg in UK
Kevin Foster suggested Ukrainians fleeing Russia's troops could apply for Britain's seasonal worker scheme to reach the country.
Ukraine ready for peace talks – but not in Belarus, Zelensky says
The Kremlin said a Russian delegation had arrived in Belarus for peace talks with Ukraine.
‘One of the most remarkable speeches ever made’: Ukrainian president praised for courageous address
"I am addressing you not as a president, I am addressing you as a citizen of Ukraine."
Ireland lifts visa requirements for Ukrainian nationals
Meanwhile, in the UK, the Home Office has stopped accepting visa applications from Ukrainians stuck in the country, meaning there is no safe and legal route for them to seek asylum in Britain unless they have British relatives.
Home Office criticised for flying Ukrainian flag at the same time as cutting off legal route for refugees
"Are you going to clap them too?", Mike Galsworthy asked.
Starmer cuts funding for Young Labour following Nato smear
"Labour will no longer tolerate the selfishness of those who aren’t focused on winning the next election.”
Vladimir Putin won’t stop at Ukraine, defence secretary warns
Now the Defence Secretary sends the same warning Foreign Secretary Liz Truss sent last week.
UK visa office in Kyiv closes as Home Office prioritises those with British relatives
This is despite countries neighbouring Ukraine, which include some of the poorest states in Europe, preparing to receive up to five million refugees because of the conflict with Russia.
It is Johnson, not Putin, who has gone ‘full tonto’, Russian official suggests
Maria Zakharova said ‘similar adjectives’ to those used about the Russian leader could be directed at Britain’s PM.