Readers of Mail Newspapers have always shown immense generosity at times of crisis.Ĭalling upon that human spirit, we are now launching an appeal to raise money for refugees from Ukraine.įor, surely, no one can fail to be moved by the heartbreaking images and stories of families – mostly women, children, the infirm and elderly – fleeing from Russia's invading armed forces.Īs this tally of misery increases over the coming days and months, these innocent victims of a tyrant will require accommodation, schools and medical support.Īll donations to the Mail Ukraine Appeal will be distributed to charities and aid organisations providing such essential services. Senior Tories including Damian Green and Jeremy Hunt became the latest to demand greater efforts to help refugees this afternoon, writing to Boris Johnson to urge him to 'act decisively' and 'share responsibility' with other European nations. 'We know all too well what Putin's Russia is willing to do, even on our soil, as we saw through the Salisbury attack.' 'Intelligence reports also state the presence of extremist groups and organisations who threaten the region but also our domestic homeland. 'That is vital to keep British citizens safe and to ensure that we are helping those in genuine need, particularly as Russian troops are now infiltrating Ukraine and merging into Ukrainian forces. 'Security and biometric checks are a fundamental part of our visa approval process worldwide and will continue, as they did for the evacuation of people from Afghanistan,' she said. Ms Patel told MPs she was following the 'strongest security advice' as she rejected the call to scrap the need for visas. The Home Secretary, who has come under intense political pressure from MPs to do more to allow refugees to reach the UK, said a new 'humanitarian route' would allow 100,000 Ukrainians to reach safety.īut while rules will be relaxed for those arriving, as well as those already here, she rejected calls to follow the EU's lead and drop security vetting.
Priti Patel today ruled out visa-free entry to Britain Ukrainians fleeing the conflict with Russia because of fears it could allow under-cover Moscow troops and extremists in with them. Scroll down for details about the Mail's campaign to raise money for refugeesīy David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent and Rory Tingle For Mailonline.Click here for MailOnline's liveblog with the latest updates on the Ukraine crisis.Today the Prime Minister's spokesman said that the tweet was 'rightly deleted'.Minister Kevin Foster provoked outrage on the weekend with his 'pick fruit' call.Defence Secretary has suggested further measures will be announced soon.But campaigners said pledge fell 'well short', and contrasted it with EU's stance.Said thousands of Ukrainians would benefit from suspension of normal visa rules.Boris Johnson joined a mass at a Ukrainian church in London yesterday evening.Priti Patel refuses to allow Ukrainian refugees visa-free entry to Britain over fears Russian soldiers and TERRORISTS could infiltrate groups seeking refuge - but insists official 'humanitarian route' into UK will help thousands
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