radcliffe has always maintained that she is an innocent woman caught in this debt between the two countries. this is an innocent mother, who should be allowed to return home because she has not done anything wrong and she has waited six years of her life in prison and has a rest. ., , ., ., of her life in prison and has a rest. ., i. ., , rest. before we let you go this morning. rest. before we let you go this morning. i rest. before we let you go this morning, i wanted rest. before we let you go this morning, i wanted to - rest. before we let you go this morning, i wanted to ask- rest. before we let you go this morning, i wanted to ask you | rest. before we let you go this - morning, i wanted to ask you about the refugee scheme regarding ukrainians at the moment. more than 122,000 people signing up in the uk. the labour party have criticised the government does make handling of the situation. how would the labour party done things differently? brute party done things differe
west made a terrible mistake by continuing to rely on russian oil and gas after an invaded crimea in 2014. and it s left us open to blackmail from putin. by mess or heading to saudi arabia this evening to explore other oil options. and more than 43,000 people have so far signed up to take in ukrainians under the government s homes for a refugee scheme in the uk. even as ukraine s leader held progress and peace talks, russia s warplanes continued their relentless bombardment across the country. the second city of kharkiv coming under heavy fire last night. there is a crackdown on opponents of this war in russia. but from the bleakness came this breathtaking act of bravery.
city of mariupol. the metro front page has an archive picture of abramovich and president putin. blood brothers is the mirror s headline, picturing abramovich and the russian leader, and also the devastation in irpin near kyiv. the telegraph says the british public will be asked to offer their homes to tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees, following criticism of the home office s handling of the refugee scheme. the ft says more than half of ukraine s economy has shut as the conflict deepens. and in other news, the yorkshire post looks at the cost of living crisis, with calls from the lib dems for vat to be cut to help struggling families. let us begin, we have a short time this hour, and let me start with you, david, the guardian, mediaeval conditions in a city under constant
that would end the conflict. preparing to defend themselves against the russian army residents of ukraine s biggest sea port, odessa, create their own weapons for a possible attack. ukraine s third largest city has been braced for a russian assault for many days now and, having seen what has happened elsewhere, they know what to expect when it comes. the uk government is looking at streamlining its refugee scheme for those fleeing the war in ukraine. it comes following widespread condemnation for its handling of refugees visas. the home secretary is very much aware of the need to remove as much bureaucracy as she can, but she does have to balance that against the risk, and i know she will make the right choice. and chelsea football clubs owner roman abramovich is sanctioned by the uk for his links to vladimir putin as the government continues to pressure russia over its invasion of ukraine.
wobbly tightrope. he doesn t oppose the new refugee scheme that the government will announce, but has lots of criticisms about it. they felt like criticisms of how the old afghan refugees scheme a lot of those criticisms that were relevant back then. what i thought was interesting that he didn t do, was basically challenge the fundamentals that is based around the system of sponsorship that we were talking about before the break. it s like he had some boiling played criticisms of refugees schemes, and ruled him out for this, instead of picking up some of the ways the new scheme may or may not ask. it is difficult for him because as he made clear, he wants to show that the uk is united against putin. boris johnson, about whom, he said, is mine hadn t changed. was fit for office