Number of Ukrainians eligible to enter UK to double, say ministers
by Aubrey Allegretti Rajeev Syal and Jon Henley from World news | The Guardian on (#5WMXR)
Further relaxing of rules could allow in up to 200,000 relatives of Ukrainian nationals, government claims
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel plan to allow more relatives of Ukrainian nationals to enter the UK after being faced with growing pressure for the UK to take in more of those fleeing war in eastern Europe.
They say that a further 100,000 refugees, including elderly parents, grandparents, adult children and siblings of British-based Ukrainian nationals, will be eligible to apply under criteria announced on Monday.
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