Rejected petition Admit refugees already in Europe

The numbers of refugees David Cameron proposes to admit to Britain are too little and a token gesture given the scale of the problem and the desire of the British public to help. We should admit greater numbers and include those currently in desperate straits in Europe.

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David Cameron insists that Britain’s main focus should continue to be on providing aid for camps in Syria’s neighbouring countries. He has agreed to take in limited numbers of extra refugees from these camps in response to the refugee crisis now and to offer extra aid. The aid and commitment are welcome but more must be done. We need to admit those refugees currently struggling in Europe.

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You might also be interested to know that the House of Commons has been debating the refugee crisis in Europe this week.

- The Prime Minister made a statement on Monday 7 September and was questioned by MPs about it:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/september/statement-on-syria-refugees-and-counter-terrorism-7-september-2015/
- On Tuesday 8 September there was an emergency debate on the refugee crisis in Europe:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/september/emergency-debate-the-refugee-crisis-in-europe/
- A further debate on this subject is happening today (Wednesday 9 September):
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/september/mps-debate-humanitarian-crisis-in-the-mediterranean-and-europe/
You can watch House of Commons debates live at: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

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Date submitted 4 September 2015
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