Disappointment as MPs ‘abandon the helpless’

Lord Dubs has expressed his disappointment after MPs rejected a bid to reopen a legal route for unaccompanied child migrants to find sanctuary in the UK. However, Lord Dubs, who arrived in Britain as a refugee from Nazism, insisted: “The campaign isn’t over, our better nature will surely carry the day.” Meanwhile, TV presenter and... Read More

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March 7, 2017

Government under pressure over unaccompanied child refugees

Ministers have been pressed to go further in their commitments to detail the capacity of English councils to house unaccompanied child refugees, amid a potential Tory rebellion. Education minister Edward Timpson said the UK Government is happy to publish regular updates on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children transferred to or resettled in the... Read More

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March 6, 2017

MPs warn of ‘big gap’ between Government and charity evidence on child refugees

The Government must address a ‘big gap’ between its position on the Dubs child refugee scheme and evidence submitted by local councils and campaigners, MPs say. Ministers faced a storm of criticism earlier this year after announcing that the programme would close after 350 lone youngsters are brought to Britain from Europe. Although the Home... Read More

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February 20, 2017

UK could review claims for asylum from child refugees in France

Some claims for asylum in the UK from child refugees in France could be reviewed, the Home Office said as ministers came under pressure to take more in. Officials will look again at claims from children who had previously been in the migrant camp in Calais if there is new information about them. The Home... Read More

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October 14, 2016

Pope: Protect child migrants, refugees who face greater risk of abuse

Children are the most vulnerable and hardest hit among the world’s migrants and require special protection, Pope Francis said. “Children are the first among those to pay the heavy toll of emigration, almost always caused by violence, poverty, environmental conditions, as well as the negative aspects of globalisation,” he said. “The unrestrained competition for quick... Read More

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March 23, 2016

Juliet Stevenson welcomes first unaccompanied child refugees into UK

Three young Syrian refugees have been welcomed into Britain by Olivier Award winning actress, Juliet Stevenson. The three unaccompanied children, who are all aged 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, arrived on the Eurostar at St Pancras from northern France on Monday. They will be reunited with relatives living in Britain while their... Read More

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March 16, 2016

Michael Sheen distraught after meeting children of the refugee camps

Actor and Unicef UK ambassador Michael Sheen has described the plight of Syrian child refugees as “heartbreaking” on his return from visiting camps in Jordan and Lebanon where he met children affected by the ongoing conflict. During his visit, the film star witnessed the conditions those who had fled their war-torn countries now faced. Unicef... Read More

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