We shouldn’t praise the Tories for resettling 8,000 Syrian refugees
Not only is this far too few, it is also a distraction from the numerous other ways in which the Government is letting refugees down.
Not only is this far too few, it is also a distraction from the numerous other ways in which the Government is letting refugees down.
While on the face of it sounds as if the coalition is doing its international and humanitarian duty in offering a safe haven for Syrian refugees, the proposal to accept just a few hundred refugees – and on a temporary basis – smacks of gesture politics.
All three parties should consider making a much stronger, long term commitment to refugee resettlement in their manifestos.