The UK says it will take in extra unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and other warzones.
Campaigners have been calling for Britain to accept at least 3000 children who have reached Europe.
The UK will ask the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to help it identify cases in which children should come to Britain from camps in and around Syria.
It is also committing around $15m in funding to help child refugees in Europe.
Tim Farron is the leader of the Liberal Democrats - he wants the government to go further.
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Robina Qureshi from Positive Action in Housing, which helps to house refugees, is highly sceptical about the announcement.
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Campaigners have been calling for Britain to accept at least 3000 children who have reached Europe.
The UK will ask the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to help it identify cases in which children should come to Britain from camps in and around Syria.
It is also committing around $15m in funding to help child refugees in Europe.
Tim Farron is the leader of the Liberal Democrats - he wants the government to go further.
IN: "The government's…
OUT: …direction."
DUR: 10 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0127asylum-farron1.mp3
ALT:
Robina Qureshi from Positive Action in Housing, which helps to house refugees, is highly sceptical about the announcement.
IN: "There's nothing…
OUT: …scheme."
DUR: 10 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0127asylum-qureshi1.mp3