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| Jeremy Corbyn blasts David Cameron for 'wholly inadequate' response to refugee crisis: 'Britain is being shamed by our European neighbours' | |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at David Cameron over the Government's "wholly inadequate" response to the Syrian refugee crisis. | Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at David Cameron over the Government's "wholly inadequate" response to the Syrian refugee crisis. |
| He said Britain was being "shamed by our European neighbours" by refusing to take in more than just a few hundred Syrian refugees and said we were failing in our duty under international law and "as human beings" to offer those fleeing conflict a place of safety. | He said Britain was being "shamed by our European neighbours" by refusing to take in more than just a few hundred Syrian refugees and said we were failing in our duty under international law and "as human beings" to offer those fleeing conflict a place of safety. |
| Britain has granted asylum to less than 300 Syrian refugees since the start of 2014 - an embarrassing number compared to Germany, where up to 800,000 refugees are expected to be registered this year alone. | Britain has granted asylum to less than 300 Syrian refugees since the start of 2014 - an embarrassing number compared to Germany, where up to 800,000 refugees are expected to be registered this year alone. |
| Jeremy Corbyn accused David Cameron of being 'shamed' by his European counterparts over his refusal to accept more than just a few hundred Syrian refugees into the UK Even smaller nations such as Norway, Sweden, Ireland and Finland have offered more places to Syrians fleeing their war-ravaged country than Britain has. | |
| Today the Prime Minister reiterated his stubborn stance: "I don't think there is an answer that can be achieved simply by taking more and more refugees." | Today the Prime Minister reiterated his stubborn stance: "I don't think there is an answer that can be achieved simply by taking more and more refugees." |
| Mr Corbyn, speaking to The Independent, unleashed his fury at Mr Cameron, accusing him of failing in his responsibility as Prime Minsiter. | Mr Corbyn, speaking to The Independent, unleashed his fury at Mr Cameron, accusing him of failing in his responsibility as Prime Minsiter. |
| "Nobody could fail to be moved by this harrowing and heartbreaking image," he said. "It should remind us of the situation facing millions of people desperately fleeing a terrible civil war. | "Nobody could fail to be moved by this harrowing and heartbreaking image," he said. "It should remind us of the situation facing millions of people desperately fleeing a terrible civil war. |
| "The government's response to the refugee crisis has been wholly inadequate, and we are being shamed by our European neighbours. It is our duty under UN law, but also as human beings, to offer a place of safety, and play a role internationally to share our responsibilities, and to try to end the conflict." | "The government's response to the refugee crisis has been wholly inadequate, and we are being shamed by our European neighbours. It is our duty under UN law, but also as human beings, to offer a place of safety, and play a role internationally to share our responsibilities, and to try to end the conflict." |