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Originally Posted by Chris
Count me in then. I’m absolutely fizzing about stories of people going to Calais (where a UK visa centre is now supposed to be operating) only to be told they can get an appointment in Paris this time next week. There is clearly a massive cultural failing within the Home Office that is being allowed to run riot for a complete dearth of leadership from the very top. It’s an absolute disgrace. It’s also completely unnecessary - when Idi Amin ran riot in Nigeria we brought thousands of refugees straight to London and processed their paperwork afterwards.
I really have no idea what is driving the Conservative Party any more. There is nothing in the legitimate political aim of restoring sovereign control over our borders that necessitates our lackadaisical approach to the biggest refugee crisis of our generation.
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We've been really good with Hong Kongers which shows we can devise practical solutions when we need to.
We're making an utter pig's ear of Ukranian visas and putting traumatised people through another stressful ordeal.
It's a stain on the country's reputation.
We have the jobs - over 600k full-time vacancies on Indeed.co.uk, the space (1m EU nationals left during lockdown) and the wealth (5th/6th wealthiest country) so there's no excuse for us not to take our fair share of refugees.
I hope Patel has a Road to Damascus moment, as she seems unsackable.