Rejected petition UK Government to welcome refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.

Rejected on 2 March 2022

We call on the UK Government to introduce a legal route by which refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine can arrive and be welcomed into the UK including those who do not have close family members resident in the UK.

Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday 24th February 2022. As of Sunday 27th February 2022, the UN estimated that 368,000 refugees had fled Ukraine (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/26/europe-welcomes-refugees-ukraine-russia/)

Hundreds of thousands more people are expected to leave Ukraine in the coming days. The UK government has expressed its solidarity with the Ukrainian people but now needs to take direct action to welcome those who are fleeing conflict in Ukraine.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609382

Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609530

Help Ukrainian refugees and create a safe path for them to get to the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609574

Grant Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war full rights to live and work in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609434

Grant Ukrainians, who have over-stayed their visas, leave to remain: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609716

Draw up and implement a specific Ukrainian refugee strategy for the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609431

Commit to providing refuge for at least 100,000 Ukrainian women & children: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609565

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