Home Secretary Priti Patel ruled out a visa waiver for Ukrainians fleeing the conflict with Russia because of fears that Moscow’s troops and extremists could seek to come to the UK. Patel, who has come under intense political pressure from MPs across the Commons to do more to allow Ukrainian refugees to reach the UK, insisted she was taking action to open safe routes. She told MPs she was following the “strongest security advice” as she rejected the call to scrap the need for visas. “Over the weekend I have seen members of this House calling for full visa waivers for all Ukrainians,” Patel said. “Security and biometric checks are a fundamental part of our visa approval process worldwide and will continue, as they did for the evacuation of people from Afghanistan. “That is vital to keep British citizens safe and to ensure that we are helping those in genuine …