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Lisa Nandy slams govt for ‘lack of urgency’ in helping Ukrainian refugees

March 16, 2022
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Lisa Nandy has hit out at the government, saying there is a “lack of urgency” both in getting Ukrainian refugees to the UK, and in ensuring they receive support after they arrive.

The shadow secretary for housing and communities also said “a press release” is not a plan, after the government launched the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme on Monday.

The scheme aims to allow UK people and volunteers to express interest in hosting Ukrainian refugees – but Nandy said the government will still require a visa application process.

She said: “These are 50-page forms that have to be completed online, asking people who have fled with nothing to find an internet cafe to upload documents. They don’t have water bills, mortgage documents to prove who they are.”

Despite the complicated process, Nandy pointed out that the Home Office has also been “incredibly slow” in issuing the visas – with only 4,000 approved as of Monday morning.

“We are lagging way behind the generosity of other countries. We could simplify this process today, we could keep essential checks but drop the excessive bureaucracy.

“Why hasn’t it been done?”

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Lisa Nandy – Ukrainians will still need a visa… these are 50 page forms… & is the government seriously asking ukrainians… to advertise themselves on Instagram in the hope a British family might notices them… we don’t need a DIY asylum scheme where he takes the credit pic.twitter.com/NfKj46hlNe

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) March 14, 2022

The Labour politician said British people have been offering to help, and praised their “decency in spirit”.

But she contrasted this with what she suggested is government inaction, and urged the government to explain what they are doing to match families to sponsors.

‘Ukrainian refugees cannot get on Instagram to advertise themselves’

She ridiculed the idea that Brits who want to sponsor Ukrainians have to name the refugees to the government, saying Ukrainians cannot “get onto Instagram and advertise themselves in the hope that a British family might notice them”.

She added: “Is this genuinely the extent of this scheme?

“Surely there’s a role for the Secretary of State in matching Ukrainian families to their sponsors, not just a DIY asylum scheme where all he does is take the credit. Can he please clarify what the government’s role is going to be.

“There’s been a lack of urgency to get people here, and there’s still a lack of urgency to ensure we support them when they do.”

Website for Homes for Ukraine Scheme crashed

Meanwhile, around 44,000 Brits registered their interest in the Homes for Ukraine scheme within the first few hours of the website going live.

Housing and communities secretary Michael Gove blamed “wonky” internet connection after homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk crashed.

Those successful in their application to offer Ukrainian refugees a home will receive a £350 tax-free monthly payment.

But the slow rollout of help for Ukrainian refugees has seen Lib Dem leader Ed Davey urging prime minister Boris Johnson to sack Home Secretary Priti Patel.

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.”

Related: Boris Johnson ‘to accept £2,200 pay rise’ from April – as cost of living soars

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