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Why are we not being encouraged to take in Iranian refugees?

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BeardofHagrid · 07/04/2026 14:21

Pretty much as soon as the Ukraine war started we were encouraged by the government to take Ukrainian refugees into our homes. Why has this not been mentioned in regard to the war on Iran?

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Cherriesandapples1 · 10/04/2026 14:08

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2026 13:33

Not sure what you are trying to achieve

That's fine if you don't understand

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2026 14:10

Cherriesandapples1 · 10/04/2026 14:08

That's fine if you don't understand

You keep coming back at me, what is your issue?

20thCenturyFecks · 10/04/2026 14:16

xanthomelana · 07/04/2026 15:12

Because then we’d have to admit that America and Israel are as bad as Russia and there’s no way that’s going to happen.

Given their current behaviour I'm more than happy to.

Cherriesandapples1 · 10/04/2026 14:21

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2026 14:10

You keep coming back at me, what is your issue?

You keep replying to me, so I answered the questions

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2026 14:38

Oh dear. Shouldn’t you be getting ready to go back to school?

Cherriesandapples1 · 10/04/2026 14:39

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2026 14:38

Oh dear. Shouldn’t you be getting ready to go back to school?

No I'm an adult. I have finished education

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2026 16:09

Cherriesandapples1 · 10/04/2026 14:39

No I'm an adult. I have finished education

Fair enough. In which case don’t you have better things to do than argue semantics with someone? Not sure why you are like this but I imagine you have a hard life.

marsal · 10/04/2026 16:26

Clavinova · 07/04/2026 20:22

As far as I am aware, the Ukraine refugee scheme only offered temporary* *sanctuary on time-limited visas, with the expectation that most refugees would return home when safe to do so - or at least that was how the scheme was presented to the British public.

The time-limited visas can be extended but not designed to offer permanent residence in the UK - time spent under the visa scheme does not count towards indefinite leave to remain. Ukrainians needed a sponsor based in the UK, proof of ID/passport/biometric data and the majority of refugees were women and children, elderly men and families. How many single male Ukrainians have been hosted?

They have been able to gain extensions to their visas. It is currently unclear whether the hosting payments will continue from the end of the year in situations where refugees have been here since the beginning.

marsal · 10/04/2026 16:28

marsal · 10/04/2026 16:26

They have been able to gain extensions to their visas. It is currently unclear whether the hosting payments will continue from the end of the year in situations where refugees have been here since the beginning.

It is also however true that many go back and forth to and from Ukraine. Ukraine is a very big country though. The distance from one side of the country to the other at its furthest points is roughly the same as the distance from the UK to Ukraine..

Cherriesandapples1 · 10/04/2026 17:09

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2026 16:09

Fair enough. In which case don’t you have better things to do than argue semantics with someone? Not sure why you are like this but I imagine you have a hard life.

I'm not arguing, just pointing out that the person who said millions of homes have spare rooms wasn't incorrect there are plenty of people with spare rooms, which you seemed to think was an untruth. I do plenty of things in my life, feel free to ponder about my life

sinobi · 16/04/2026 10:50

BollyMolly · 07/04/2026 16:13

I mean the way that legitimate resistance to attack and occupation has been framed as terrorism.

What act of "legitimate resistance" are you referring to exactly?

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