Latest updates: home secretary says she is ‘investigating legal options to create humanitarian route’ after criticism over Tory actions
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Here is my colleague Peter Walker’s story on the Whitehall confusion over the policy on Ukraininan refugees.
Good morning. Although some aspects of the government’s response to the war in Ukraine have been generally praised, there has been strong criticism, including from Tories, of the attitude taken towards refugees from the conflict seeking refuge in the UK. And last night it emerged among those disappointed by the policy adopted by Priti Patel, the home secretary, is … Patel herself. She told Harry Cole from the Sun:
In response to the desperation I saw with my own eyes at the Polish border two days ago, I’m urgently escalating our response to the growing humanitarian crisis.
I am now investigating the legal options to create a humanitarian route.
