Whitehall’s response has been accused of being slow and ‘lacking humanity’ in the face of the biggest movement of people in Europe this century

A row has broken out over Whitehall’s response to the incipient refugee crisis as a result of the war in Ukraine. Ministers have been urged to act swiftly to open Britain up to displaced Ukrainians – but on Monday morning there were mixed messages from the Home Office and No 10 over how far they plan to go. Here is what we know so far.

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