Northern Ireland Executive agrees schemes to resettle Afghan refugees

A plane lands at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, carrying British nationals and Afghans from Kabulin Afghanistan. Picture: Mark Large/PA

Stormont political leaders have agreed measures to allow vulnerable people fleeing Afghanistan to resettle in Northern Ireland.

Work is continuing to determine the final number of citizens who will be resettled in Northern Ireland, but an Executive statement said arrangements were being made to support their arrival as soon as possible.