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Boris Johnson urged to sack Priti Patel over handling of Ukrainian refugee crisis
13.03.2022 - 22:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Boris Johnson should sack Priti Patel over her department's handling of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said.
In a speech at the party's spring conference on Sunday, Sir Ed Davey said the Home Secretary's response to the "humanitarian catastrophe " has been "utterly shameful".
But the Government said "the facts just do not support these accusations".
Ms Patel has been approached for comment.
The Lib Dem leader said: "She has answered desperation with delays. Crisis with confusion. Pain with paperwork.
"Friends, when we see parents and children, bombed out of their homes, journeying for days, in search of nothing more than a safe place to live, 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 British people want to offer them a home - but Priti Patel has slammed the door in their face."
It came as the Government announced details of a new scheme to help people fleeing the Russian invasion.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said "tens of thousands" of refugees are potentially set to benefit from the new route, with the first expected to come the UK "in a week's time".
The Government has been criticised over the speed and scale of its efforts to bring people fleeing the war to the UK, with access previously limited to those with family members settled in this country.
Earlier this week, Conservative MPs joined the Opposition in launching a furious attack on the Home Office's response to the crisis.
On Tuesday, minister Kevin Foster confirmed 500 visas had been issued and the Ukraine family scheme had received more than 10,000 applications since its launch the previous Friday.
Mr Gove said
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