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Syria crisis: First 1,000 refugees have arrived in UK Syria crisis: First 1,000 refugees have arrived in UK
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The first 1,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK have now arrived in the country, David Cameron has said.The first 1,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK have now arrived in the country, David Cameron has said.
The prime minister told MPs that Britain was "doing its moral duty" in funding refugee camps and he had fulfilled his pledge to bring the first 1,000 Syrians to the UK by Christmas.The prime minister told MPs that Britain was "doing its moral duty" in funding refugee camps and he had fulfilled his pledge to bring the first 1,000 Syrians to the UK by Christmas.
Charter flights have arrived in Glasgow, London Stansted and Belfast, and another is expected later.Charter flights have arrived in Glasgow, London Stansted and Belfast, and another is expected later.
The government has promised to accept 20,000 "vulnerable" Syrians in the UK.The government has promised to accept 20,000 "vulnerable" Syrians in the UK.
These will be drawn from established refugee camps, initially as part of the vulnerable persons relocation scheme.
More than 50 local authorities have taken a share those who have already arrived.More than 50 local authorities have taken a share those who have already arrived.
Alongside the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme, the UK has also granted asylum or other forms of protection to 1,868 Syrians in the year ending September 2015.Alongside the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme, the UK has also granted asylum or other forms of protection to 1,868 Syrians in the year ending September 2015.
Mr Cameron told the Commons at Prime Minister's Questions: "I said that Britain would do its duty and with these thousand we have made a very good start." At Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron told the Commons: "I said that Britain would do its duty and with these thousand we have made a very good start."
He said the government was providing funding so the refugees get access to housing, healthcare and education.He said the government was providing funding so the refugees get access to housing, healthcare and education.
The Refugee Council's head of advocacy Lisa Doyle welcomed the news, and said the refugees would have their lives "transformed, if not saved" by the UK resettlement programme.
However, she called on the government to also help resettle those who had risked the trip from Syria to Europe.
Under EU rules, refugees are meant to claim asylum in the first European state they enter.
"What we now need to see is the same eagerness to welcome refugees shown by communities across the country reflected by Government policies: resettling Syrian refugees is a great first step but Britain also needs to come forward and offer to help refugees arriving in Europe a route to safety too," she said.