His initiative forced the government to commit to bringing an unspecified number of unaccompanied refugee children to Britain. This was thought to be Britain’s fair share of over 90,000 unaccompanied young refugee children in Europe. A legal challenge is already under way, with the charity Refugee Action questioning whether local authorities were as unwilling to provide support. However, critics argue that Britain is less willing to provide direct support by taking its share of people in need. Also, a parliamentary committee concluded last year that Britain’s contribution to humanitarian relief did not absolve it of responsibility to provide more direct support to Syrian refugees already in Europe.

Source: The Hindu February 18, 2017 18:56 UTC