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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:35 am on 3 March 2022.

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Photo of Rachael Maskell Rachael Maskell Labour/Co-operative, York Central 10:35, 3 March 2022

Yesterday, the children of York lined our city streets to pray for Ukraine, forming a human chain from the Minster to the Bar Convent. On Saturday, the people of York will be standing with Ukraine in St Helen’s Square. As they see Polish families opening up their homes to take in Ukrainian families, they want a response from the Government on whether there can be a reassessment of how we can support refugees in this country, bearing in mind that perfection is often the enemy of the good, to ensure that people can come into homes—not just Ukrainian refugees, but Afghan refugees?