Priti Patel

2022 - 3 - 11

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Priti Patel's career under scrutiny over handling of Ukraine crisis (The Guardian)

Analysis: Home secretary has reason to fear cabinet reshuffle – but many blame wider Home Office issues.

“The PM just wakes up and looks at the headlines and then moans about it,” they said. Others named a combination of difficult delivery, inflexibility and ideology for the endless negative headlines. “She floundered a bit,” the source said. They predict a significant rise in visa numbers by the end of the week, to about 5,000. It has been a week of punishing criticism for the home secretary from her own MPs in parliament, including claims that had to be retracted about staffing in Calais and appointment wait times. Priti Patel faced days of public and private opprobrium before the Home Office made a U-turn on Thursday and decided to halt Ukrainian visa appointments for passport holders.

Priti Patel simplifies UK's Ukraine family refugee scheme (Financial Times)

The changes will remove the need for in-person appointments for those who qualify for the “family reunion” route to the UK, which requires applicants to have a ...

Watch: Priti Patel dodges question over visa firm's profits (Open Democracy)

Home secretary had ignored warnings that TLSContact was pressuring visa applicants to pay extra.

Zoe Gardner, policy and advocacy manager at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, said: "Like all of us, people fleeing conflict deserve to be treated with respect and common decency. A Home Office spokesperson said: “There is a robust procurement process for appointing suppliers and we continually monitor their performance. Another promised route for Ukrainians who do not have family in the UK has not yet been established. The SNP’s home affairs chief Stuart McDonald said: “That these contractors are seeking to profit out of this crisis is reprehensible. “I heard that a friend’s dad’s apartment building in Mariupol has been destroyed. Nobody has heard from him in several days.

Priti Patel Announces 'Streamlining' Of Ukrainian Refugee Visa ... (PoliticsHome.com)

Ukrainian passport holders will now have access to a new online system for securing UK visas from next week, the home secretary has announced.

"We have had 1,000 troops on standby to provide humanitarian help for two weeks. Why is she not bringing in the armed forces? She added: "And why if we still have to wait until Tuesday for this system to come in, what is to happen for everyone else in the meantime?

Priti Patel raised concerns about Ireland's Ukrainian refugee plan (The National)

PRITI Patel raised concerns to Irish leaders that their open-door policy for Ukrainian refugees could potentially endanger the UK.

I have spoken directly to Priti Patel myself and our team and our offices are in constant co-operation. That’s why the security checks have to be done carefully now.” “We engage regularly with the Home Office,” the Irish justice minister said. It was incredibly irresponsible and they should never have made that statement.” “That continues to be our position in respect of prioritising the humanitarian response, above and beyond anything else,” Martin told the Dáil. In remarks which were branded “disgraceful” in the Irish parliament, a UK official suggested that Ukrainian criminals could exploit the Common Travel Area to set up illegal enterprises in Britain.

Ukraine war: Fleeing refugees with passports can apply for digital ... (Sky News)

The home office has been criticised for its lack of visa centres to help hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who may be eligible for the family scheme to get ...

Why is she not bringing in the armed forces?" Ms Patel reiterated that the home office is working hard to ensure Ukrainian refugees are able to come to the UK and that this remains her "priority". The home office has been criticised for its lack of visa centres to help hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who may be eligible for the family scheme to get into the UK. "Would it not be possible for us to have a hub for them here in the UK where everything could be done from here and they could be given provisional visas to come into the country, and then we check the biometrics here?" The home office has been criticised for its lack of visa centres to help hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who may be eligible for the family scheme to get into the UK. "In short, Ukrainians with passports will be able to get permission to come here fully online from wherever they are and will be able to give their biometrics once in Britain.