Ian Blackford blasts Boris Johnson's government for blocking Ukrainian refugees with paperwork

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford blasted Boris Johnson over his government's underwhelming intake of Ukrainian refugees at Prime Ministers Questions today. Mr Blackford said: “I don’t think the Prime Minister understands the scale of the challenge or the urgency. These are people fleeing war crimes, torn apart from their families as their homes are shelled. And the Home Secretary is blocking them with endless paperwork. This isn’t just incompetence, this is ideology. “In the face of the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War, the UK Government won’t set aside the hostile environment… we’ve seen this too many times from a Tory Home Office. “The UK Home Office is raising barriers and bureaucracy when we should be offering care and compassion. Prime Minister, do not let the history of failure repeat itself. Scotland stands ready to offer sanctuary and refuge, so will the Prime Minister join with the rest of the European continent and waive the visa restrictions for refugees fleeing war in Ukraine?” More Ukraine news: STUCK IN MUD https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news... Become a Scottish Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.theScottishsun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook:   / thescottishsun   Follow The Sun on Twitter:   / scottishsun   #ukraine #russia