Widespread anger and dismay has greeted a low-key announcement by the government that it is to end its commitment to provide a safe haven for thousands of vulnerable lone child refugees in Europe after only 350 have been brought to Britain. Campaigners had hoped that as many as 3,000 “Dubs children” would benefit under the scheme conceded by David Cameron in May last year after a huge public outcry over the European refugee crisis and the prospect of Tory rebellion. Although government ministers were careful not to put a precise figure on the extent of their commitment, MPs were told local authorities were being asked to provide homes for 3,000 children from camps in Greece, Italy and France. However, the scheme is to close after the arrival of barely one in 10 of that number. The refusal to take in more of the most vulnerable child refugees contrasts sharply with Britain’s response to the aftermath of the last major refugee crisis on its doorstep – the breakup of Yugoslavia 25 years ago – when the UK took in more than 200,000 asylum seekers in a three-year period. Robert Goodwill, the immigration minister, told MPs in a written ministerial statement that… Read full this story
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