.it . it speaks to the number of people cau~ht u- . it speaks to the number of people caught on in . it speaks to the number of people caught on in the . it speaks to the number of people caught up in the migrant . it speaks to the number of people caught up in the migrant crisis - caught up in the migrant crisis and the way that aubrey mentioned. but i also think it s impossible to cover the story without pointing out that many of the other front pages will be looking at the war in ukraine. we heard a lot of stories this week about the homes for ukrainians scheme. there are some questions about how efficiently that is being run, but we are getting a government message that ukrainian refugees are welcome here, these are migrants we want to have and we have a moral duty to be hospitable to. of course, priti patel and many who think like her would argue that a lot of the migrants in terms of this project are not refugees from war, they re economic migrants to have precisely their c
i m full of admiration for all those people across the country who have offered to provide room in their home for those fleeing ukraine. they will need support notjust financially, but the wraparound support. that is why we are asking the government not simply to speed up the government not simply to speed up a really complex visa process, but also to provide tangible assistance we will need. charities will -la a assistance we will need. charities will play a crucial assistance we will need. charities will play a crucial part assistance we will need. charities will play a crucial part in - assistance we will need. charities will play a crucial part in the i will play a crucial part in the scheme matching accommodation with those who want to come. we scheme matching accommodation with those who want to come. scheme matching accommodation with those who want to come. we are going to help connect those who want to come. we are going to help connect people. those who want to come.
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eagerly awaiting details as to how the scheme will work. that is it from our special on ukraine this hour. we will be back at the same time tomorrow. i am continuing the coverage here from western ukraine. and all the developments about the conflict in the rest of the country. in the meantime, you can get in touch with me on twitter. i will be back with all the latest headlines in the next few minutes. see you shortly. a lot of sunshine today, but also some rain. we had the rain in northern ireland, it has now moved in the parts of scotland and northern england, so it is a bit of
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