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Ministers to 'look again' at immigration bill over child refugees plan Ministers to 'look again' at immigration bill over child refugees plan
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David Cameron is considering further concessions on Britain accepting unaccompanied child refugees from Europe, officials have admitted.David Cameron is considering further concessions on Britain accepting unaccompanied child refugees from Europe, officials have admitted.
After suffering a defeat in the House of Lords last week at the hands of Labour peer Lord Dubs, the prime minister’s spokeswoman said ministers would “look again” at the immigration bill.After suffering a defeat in the House of Lords last week at the hands of Labour peer Lord Dubs, the prime minister’s spokeswoman said ministers would “look again” at the immigration bill.
As many as 30 Tory MPs and eight members of the Democratic Unionist party have signalled they intend to switch sides and back a compromise plan put forward by Dubs. Up to 30 Tory MPs and eight members of the Democratic Unionist party have signalled they intend to switch sides and back a compromise plan put forward by Dubs.
His attempt to make Britain take 3,000 child refugees from the EU was blocked in a Commons vote last Monday with a majority of just 18. His attempt to make Britain take 3,000 child refugees from the EU was blocked in a Commons vote last Monday with a majority of just 18. MPs could vote in favour of his amendment, which does not specify an exact number, when it comes before the Commons on 9 May .
MPs could vote in favour of his amendment, which does not specify an exact number, when it comes before the Commons on 9 May . The cabinet discussed the threatened rebellion on Tuesday, the spokeswoman said. “We would expect that amendment to come back to the Commons next week. Therefore there’s a bit of time for the government to be thinking about that and how we make progress on the immigration bill ... As on any bill, it is quite sensible that you consider how you take it through the house and how you get it onto the statute book,” she said.
The cabinet discussed the threatened rebellion on Tuesday, the spokeswoman said. Sir Eric Pickles became the most senior Tory MP to suggest he could rebel in a House of Commons vote. He said he was not in doubt that the government was sincere in its worry that taking children from Europe would encourage more of them to make the journey across the sea.
“We would expect that amendment to come back to the Commons next week. Therefore there’s a bit of time for the government to be thinking about that and how we make progress on the immigration bill ... As on any bill, it is quite sensible that you consider how you take it through the house and how you get it onto the statute book,” she said.
Sir Eric Pickles became the most senior Tory MP to suggest he could rebel in a House of Commons vote.
He said he was not in doubt that the government was sincere in its worry that taking children from Europe would encourage more of them to make the journey across the sea.
But he said: “I am not in the government so I will say I myself am not entirely convinced by their argument, I just gave them the benefit of the doubt in this vote.”But he said: “I am not in the government so I will say I myself am not entirely convinced by their argument, I just gave them the benefit of the doubt in this vote.”
The government has come under pressure from charities such as Save The Children and Oxfam to change its mind. In a leader last week, the Daily Mail added its voice to the campaign for a “one-off amnesty” for child refugees.The government has come under pressure from charities such as Save The Children and Oxfam to change its mind. In a leader last week, the Daily Mail added its voice to the campaign for a “one-off amnesty” for child refugees.
At prime minister’s question’s last month, Cameron maintained that to allow in some children from Europe would create an incentive for people traffickers. At prime minister’s question’s last month, Cameron maintained that to allow entry to some children from Europe would create an incentive for people traffickers.