A government minister has defended the UK's support for fleeing Ukrainian refugees after it was revealed by the Home Office only 'around 50' visas had been granted
on the same day France publicly criticised the UK over its treatment of Ukrainian refugees stuck in the French port of Calais.
He claimed many of the hundreds of displaced people arriving at the port had been turned away by British officials who told them to get visas at UK consulates in Paris or Brussels - hundreds of miles away, calling it"a bit inhumane". She said the UK is"doing everything possible" to speed up efforts to grant visas to Ukrainians fleeing the war.
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