Claim: The UK has taken more vulnerable people fleeing theatres of conflict since 2015 than any other country in Europe.
Fact-check: Boris Johnson's claims on UK accepting people fleeing conflict miss vital context - Full Fact
Verdict: the figures boris johnson is referring to only show the numbers accepted through resettlement schemes. we don't have any reliable comparative data for the number of vulnerable people fleeing "theatres of conflict", but figures show that other european countries have accepted far more refugees in total.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-03-07T00:00:00