Tag: Priti Patel

"This is the most British burn possibly ever,' wrote one person after reading the letter.

The comments were applauded by the crowd gathered inside London's Royal Albert Hall.

"People across the UK have said loud and clear: we want to welcome them, with open arms. Just as we welcomed refugees of other conflicts in the past," the Lib Dems leader said.

“It’s just as confusing on the ground as it appears to be back home", BBC correspondent Phil Mackie said.

“Priti Patel tries to give you the impression that we’re moving heaven and earth to help Ukrainian refugees when we’re doing less than any other country in Europe," the LBC presenter said.

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.