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| Migrant crisis: David Cameron to set out UK plan for refugees | Migrant crisis: David Cameron to set out UK plan for refugees |
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| The prime minister is to set out details of government plans to resettle more refugees from Syria when MPs return from the summer recess later. | The prime minister is to set out details of government plans to resettle more refugees from Syria when MPs return from the summer recess later. |
| David Cameron is likely to say how many people the UK will accept, having said previously it would be "thousands". | |
| He has said the refugees will come from camps bordering Syria rather than from among those already in Europe. | He has said the refugees will come from camps bordering Syria rather than from among those already in Europe. |
| On Sunday Chancellor George Osborne said the international aid budget would be used to help councils house people. | On Sunday Chancellor George Osborne said the international aid budget would be used to help councils house people. |
| European countries are dealing with a surge of people fleeing the Middle East and other regions, particularly from Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea. | European countries are dealing with a surge of people fleeing the Middle East and other regions, particularly from Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea. |
| About 18,000 asylum seekers arrived in Germany over the weekend after an agreement with Austria and Hungary to relax asylum rules. | About 18,000 asylum seekers arrived in Germany over the weekend after an agreement with Austria and Hungary to relax asylum rules. |
| The country's coalition government has said it will release billions of euros to help federal states and municipalities cope with the record numbers of migrants. | The country's coalition government has said it will release billions of euros to help federal states and municipalities cope with the record numbers of migrants. |
| But Werner Faymann - Austria's chancellor - has said the emergency measures must come to an end. | But Werner Faymann - Austria's chancellor - has said the emergency measures must come to an end. |
| The UK has said it will not participate in a proposed mandatory EU programme to resettle migrants, and Mr Cameron has said more must be done to stabilise their countries of origin instead. | The UK has said it will not participate in a proposed mandatory EU programme to resettle migrants, and Mr Cameron has said more must be done to stabilise their countries of origin instead. |
| However, calls for the UK to take in more refugees intensified after the publication of a picture of the body of a drowned three-year-old Syrian boy, Alan Kurdi, washed up a Turkish beach. | However, calls for the UK to take in more refugees intensified after the publication of a picture of the body of a drowned three-year-old Syrian boy, Alan Kurdi, washed up a Turkish beach. |
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| A petition calling for Britain to take more refugees has received more than 420,000 signatures - although a petition saying no more immigrants should be allowed into the UK has received more than 71,000 signatures. | A petition calling for Britain to take more refugees has received more than 420,000 signatures - although a petition saying no more immigrants should be allowed into the UK has received more than 71,000 signatures. |
| On Friday Mr Cameron said Britain would take refugees directly from the camps in countries bordering Syria - avoiding the need for them to put themselves in the hands of people traffickers. | On Friday Mr Cameron said Britain would take refugees directly from the camps in countries bordering Syria - avoiding the need for them to put themselves in the hands of people traffickers. |
| But there has been criticism of the PM's approach, with some political opponents saying his offer so far does not go far enough. | |
| Yvette Cooper, the Labour leadership candidate and shadow home secretary, said on Monday that allowing 10,000 to 15,000 migrants settle in the UK would be "really helpful". | |
| Mr Cameron's plan to take in thousands more refugees suggests he may expand the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme - although this has not been confirmed. | Mr Cameron's plan to take in thousands more refugees suggests he may expand the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme - although this has not been confirmed. |
| Under VPR, 216 Syrians have been brought to the UK since March 2014. | Under VPR, 216 Syrians have been brought to the UK since March 2014. |
| People brought to Britain under VPR have been granted Humanitarian Protection, a status normally used for people who "don't qualify for asylum" but would be at "real risk of suffering serious harm" in their home country. | People brought to Britain under VPR have been granted Humanitarian Protection, a status normally used for people who "don't qualify for asylum" but would be at "real risk of suffering serious harm" in their home country. |
| They can stay for five years, have the right to work and access public funds. After five years they can apply to settle in the UK. | They can stay for five years, have the right to work and access public funds. After five years they can apply to settle in the UK. |
| Mr Osborne sought to reassure Conservative MPs concerned about the costs of taking in refugees, telling the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday that funds would be channelled from the international aid budget to local councils to pay for housing and other services. | Mr Osborne sought to reassure Conservative MPs concerned about the costs of taking in refugees, telling the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday that funds would be channelled from the international aid budget to local councils to pay for housing and other services. |
| He also said ministers should make the argument for taking military action against Islamic State militants in Syria. | He also said ministers should make the argument for taking military action against Islamic State militants in Syria. |
| Have you been involved in resettling Syrians in the UK? Have you helped refugees in the UK? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. | Have you been involved in resettling Syrians in the UK? Have you helped refugees in the UK? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. |
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