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This breaks my heart. For all the righteous bile sprayed to the US over the Obama-Trump cages, where is the global outrage when this is STILL happening to children on european soil?
Thank you @chooselove for staying steady and doing all you do to stand for care and love and dignity.
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The UK has turned its back on lone refugee children.
The immigration minister Chris Philp has confirmed that the Home Office will no longer offer sanctuary to lone children in EU camps who do not already have relatives in UK.
In Greece alone, there are 4,253 children without family. In northern France, there are at least 288. We are appalled at the disregard of the plight of these extremely vulnerable children.
While global refugee issues can be contested and complex, a child’s right to safety should never be up for debate. Cutting off legal and safe routes risks pushing these children into the hands of smugglers – or worse.
Last year, we brought together more than 70 cross-party MPs, including seven Conservative politicians, to call on the government to provide life-saving sanctuary to unaccompanied child refugees in Europe – particularly those stranded on Greek islands.
We will continue to fight for the UK to provide sanctuary for more children.
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| Posted on 28/Jan/2021 01:08:57
