Emily Eavis urges government to take “immediate action” over Ukraine visa issues

nme.com:

Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has urged the government to “fix the UK’s visa process for Ukrainians” amid the ongoing Russian invasion of the country, revealing that she has pledged to host a family at Worthy Farm.As BBC News reports, the government launched its ‘Homes For Ukraine’ scheme last month in a bid to house refugees who are caught up in the current humanitarian crisis, which is now in its sixth week.Each participating household is being offered £350 (tax-free), and is not expected to cover food and living costs but can do so if they wish.

Over 100,000 UK citizens and organisations signed up within the first day – with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling the level of support “fantastic”.However, numerous glitches and delays in the application process have since been reported.