The Latest Breaking News from Priti Patel

Lesia Vasylenko, 35, who took up arms to fight the Russians, is trying to get 30 families who fled to Poland or are still stranded in western Ukraine into Britain where new homes are waiting for them

The sister of murdered teacher Sabina Nessa has condemned Priti Patel for failing to support female victims of violence, according to a report.

Ministers have apologised after criticism that visa schemes are not working fast enough

The British government is defending its Ukraine refugee policy despite figures indicating that only 12,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war have arrived in the U.K. The figure from the government includes 10,800 people who came to join family members in Britain, and just 1,200 under the Homes for Ukraine program set…

But the latest data comes amid continuing concern applications are taking too long to process - risking lives

‘Always easy to blame someone else,’ says home secretary

The Home Secretary said 'I apologise with frustration' but defended her record after creaking bureaucracy stopped Brits being able to host Ukrainians in their spare rooms

Ministers accused of ‘squandering’ generosity of British public with ‘needless bureaucracy and delays’

Around 12,000 people had arrived in the UK under Ukraine visa schemes as of Tuesday, according to Home Office figures.