Where is Boris Johnson today and why is Dominic Raab doing PMQs?

Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab is stepping in for Boris Johnson at today's Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

Today, Mr Johnson is visiting Saudi Arabia and its neighbour the United Arab Emirates as he tries to wean the West off Russian energy in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The prime minister, who travelled overnight before starting the trip in the UAE on Wednesday morning, is being joined by investment minister Lord Grimstone. He will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh days after the largest mass execution in the kingdom in modern history.

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Meanwhile in the UK, justice secretary Mr Raab will take PMQs and face questioning from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. It comes after Sir Keir told the government to “up its game” in supporting Ukrainian refugees, calling their approach “too narrow, too slow and too mean”.

The Labour leader told reporters in Huddersfield: “The British public have been incredibly welcoming and generous. They’ve given generously to various schemes to support refugees, a number of thousands of people have said they’ll take a refugee – if only the Government actually matched the ambition of the British public, because their approach has been too narrow, too slow and too mean.

“What I want to see from the government is a realistic package of support for refugees arriving here, who will be traumatised, many of them will have family back in Ukraine that they’re desperately worried about, with all sorts of medical needs, schooling needs and work needs.

“So thank you to the British public for their generosity. ‘Up your game’ is my message to