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Nicola Sturgeon says UK not doing “anywhere near enough” to take in Ukrainian refugees
07.03.2022 - 16:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Nicola Sturgeon has accused the Tory Government of not playing its part in taking in a greater number of Ukrainian refugees after Russia’s invasion.
The First Minister said the UK is not doing “anywhere near enough” and described the hoops refugees were having to jump through as “unconscionable”.
The Home Office has been under pressure to do more to help people fleeing the war after it revealed that “around 50” visas had been issued under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
Home Secretary Priti Patel is examining “legal options” to create a “humanitarian route”, which would offer all Ukrainian refugees the right to come to the UK, regardless of family ties.
But it is unclear whether this refers to a sponsorship scheme already announced.
With a smaller country like Ireland taking many more refugees than the UK, Boris Johnson’s Government has been severely criticised for its response.
Sturgeon told LBC: “The UK is not doing anywhere near enough. And I think the system that is in place of having people fleeing the terror in Ukraine, spending hours and hours and hours on arduous journeys, then having to jump through bureaucratic hoops is unconscionable.
“And we only have to compare the 50 or so visas that have been granted for entry to the UK so far, with more than 1000 Ukrainians who have already managed to enter the Republic of Ireland, a country much, much smaller than the UK.
“And what Ireland is doing is what the UK should be doing. It's allowing people in and then doing the paperwork once they have managed to get that refuge and sanctuary here.
She added: “I think if the UK Government does not significantly change its approach here, then increasingly, there are people going to be looking at the UK and concluding that on a
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