Labour urges Government to accept Syrian refugees
Labour has called on the Government to take in hundreds of Syrian refugees fleeing the fighting which has ravaged the Middle Eastern state for almost three years.
In numbers: Britain's contribution to Syria aid
- Britain's £500 million of official aid to Syria was the UK's largest ever response to a humanitarian crisis, the Home Office said.
- The Government said that total almost equalled the amount given by the other 27 EU countries combined.
- Some £217 million is being spent inside Syria and £236 million in neighbouring countries.
- Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said that Britain should join some 16 nations which have agreed to allow a total of more than 10,000 Syrians to move to their countries.
- Australia is understood to be planning to take in 500 Syrians for permanent resettlement, Sweden 400, Germany will allow 5,000 temporary "humanitarian admissions" and France 500.
- Only about 0.1% of Syrians displaced by the fighting have found refuge in the UK, the Refugee Council said.
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