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Under pressure from the political class and public opinion, over the past 48 hours, the British government has been forced to change its position regarding the reception of Ukrainians fleeing Russian bombs.
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Until a few days ago, London had no intention of opening its borders to Ukrainian refugees in the name of respecting border controls.
Certainly, on Tuesday, Boris Johnson had appointed a Secretary of State for Refugees, the former Conservative MP Richard Harrington.
But the record of this former Under-Secretary of State for Refugees from 2015 to 2016 inspired mistrust in critics of the executive: in his previous post, in the government of Theresa May, Richard Harrington had notably opposed the reception of 3,000 unaccompanied minors from Europe.
Yesterday, 10 Downing Street wanted to show that it was not insensitive to the emotion expressed by deputies of all stripes as well as by the British population in reaction to the line…
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