Only ‘handful’ of Afghans refugees brought to UK under flagship scheme
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Only a “handful” of Afghans have been brought to safety in the UK under schemes set up to help vulnerable refugees from the war-torn country. Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, Boris Johnson and Priti Patel launched “Operation Warm Welcome” and pledged to give Afghans who worked alongside the British new lives in the UK. It talks about safe and legal route while presiding over a system that’s so slow that Afghans are forced to risk their lives in small boats to find safety here.” Emily Graham, at Safe Passage International, said that it was “outrageous that the government is continuing to fail people fleeing the Taliban.” She said it was sadly “no surprise” that more and more Afghans were making the dangerous journey across the Channel. Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer, former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Hollywood director Guy Ritchie, music legend Sting, and former head of the UK armed forces General Sir David Richards have all called for the government to stand by those Afghans who supported the British mission.
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