Gove says UK has granted 300,000 Ukraine visas – but then admits it’s just 3,000

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove was pressured to backtrack this morning after claiming Britain had taken in 300,000 Ukrainian refugees – earlier than correcting himself to say it was truly simply 3,000.

Showing on Sky Information’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Mr Gove was requested for an replace on the variety of refugees from Ukraine that the UK has accepted.

Mr Gove stated: Sure, we’ve had greater than 300,000 visas which were issued,’ including that, from Tuesday, the vast majority of folks will not have to use for visas at visa software centres and Ukrainian passports shall be accepted.

However when Ridge requested him to make clear the 300,000 determine – stating it was a steep soar from 1,305 introduced on Thursday, Mr Gove stated: ‘3,000, greater than 3,000.’

‘That's fairly an escalation in any other case,’ Ridge recommended.

On Monday, it was revealed how the UK had granted simply 50 visas – equal to only 1% of functions.

In the meantime different European nations have taken in report numbers of individuals, together with Poland, which has welcomed greater than 1million.

Mr Gove appeared on the programme because the Authorities unveiled a new Properties for Ukraine scheme, which can pay British households who soak up folks fleeing the battle £350 monthly.  

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove showing on Sky Information’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday this morning (Image: Sky Information)

In the meantime native authority areas shall be entitled to obtain greater than £10,000 per refugee, with extra funds for school-age youngsters that must be accommodated by the schooling system, Mr Gove stated.

He stated he's within the means of ‘looking for to see what I can do’ as a person to assist Ukrainian refugees.

When requested if he can be signing as much as provide a room to an individual in want, Mr Gove stated: ‘I’m going to guarantee that I do every part I can as a person to assist.

‘It's the case that one thing like one in 10 UK residents, which is a tremendous quantity, have stated that they need to do one thing to assist.

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‘However we need to guarantee that persons are ready to assist, as a result of inevitably it’s a big dedication.’

Pressed additional on whether or not that meant he would offer a room, he stated: ‘I’m within the means of looking for to see what I can do, sure.’

Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer – who has pledged to absorb a Ukrainian household fleeing the warfare zone – this morning hit out on the Authorities for having ‘no concrete plan’.  

Sir Keir Starmer has branded the Authorities’s dealing with of the refugee disaster an ’embarrassment’

And he branded the Dwelling Workplace’s dealing with of the disaster as an ‘embarrassment for the UK’.  

He additionally maintained Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ‘misplaced the ethical authority to steer’ – however stated he's remaining centered on Ukraine, not the party-gate scandal.

Lots of of hundreds of Ukrainian residents have been pressured to flee their homeland (Image: EPA)

Sir Keir stated: ‘I haven’t modified my thoughts on Boris Johnson. I believe he has misplaced the ethical authority to steer. I don’t suppose he's match to be our Prime Minister.

‘I can’t drive him to resign. Solely Tory MPs can do this. However I've to say that simply in the meanwhile, my whole focus is on the Ukraine and what now we have to do in response to the Russian aggression there.

‘I believe all people will perceive that my focus is on that important difficulty simply in the meanwhile.’