Minister wants Ukrainian visa process ‘easy as possible’ despite scheme closure

A Home Office minister said he wants the visa process to be “light touch” and “easy as possible” for Ukrainians, despite the Government’s announcement that it will close the Ukraine family scheme on Monday.

Tom Pursglove told the Commons that Ukrainians will continue to be offered sanctuary in the UK and any suggestion otherwise is “deliberate scaremongering”.

MPs criticised the move by the Home Office, stating it is “particularly cruel” to announce the end of the scheme as the two-year anniversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion approaches.