Deputy prime minister says those that leave ‘want to be as close to their home country as possible’

• Russia-Ukraine crisis: live news

The UK’s deputy prime minister has suggested Ukrainians would prefer to flee to countries nearer to home amid criticism that the Britain’s support for refugees is “heartless” and pressure to offer more help from Conservative MPs.

Under plans set out on Sunday evening, Ukrainian nationals settled in the UK will be able to bring their “immediate family members” to join them, which applies only to spouses, unmarried partners of at least two years, parents or their children if one is under 18, or adult relatives who are also carers.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Chelsea’s gamble on young guns looks like another shot in the dark by US owners | Jonathan Wilson

Huge spree on Fernández, Mudryk, Nkunku and Madueke raises more questions about…

I Can See You music video

i can see you taylor swift

King in waiting: Prince Charles’s tortured path to the throne

Recent crises and tensions within the House of Windsor threaten turbulent times…

London tube strike: workers stage 24-hour walkout in jobs dispute

Picket lines mounted outside tube stations in capital as union calls on…