Patel – Ukraine visa application update

In an urgent question, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper asked home secretary Piti Patel to update the House on the visa application process for Ukrainians seeking refuge in the UK. 

Patel announced that from Tuesday that “Ukrainians with passports will be able to get permission to come here (the UK) fully online”. This is hoped to “streamline” the system which has attracted criticism from all sides of the House.

Labour’s shadow secretary welcomed the changes, telling the House that “up until now, the response from the home office has been a total disgrace”.