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Priti Patel dodges questions over visa firm profiting from refugees

Home secretary had ignored warnings that TLSContact was pressuring visa applicants to pay extra

Priti Patel dodges questions over visa firm profiting from refugees
The Home Office are also charging £2.74 to respond to emails asking for support filling out visa applications.
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Pressure is mounting on Priti Patel after it emerged she had ignored warnings last year about the privatised visa firm whose treatment of Ukrainian refugees has come under fire.

openDemocracy yesterday revealed that TLSContact had been accused of having the “sole focus” of making a profit, and a history of squeezing cash out of applicants.

Now the home secretary has faced questions from the Home Affairs Committee over openDemocracy’s revelations.