British Government refuses France's request to take in 1,500 'child' refugees
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...rant-children/
Britain refuses France's request to take in 1,500 'child' refugees
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to bow to a personal demand from French President Francois Hollande to help take in 1,500 child migrants from Calais.
In an escalation of tensions between the two nations over the “Jungle” camp, the French President made clear in a telephone call to Mrs May his displeasure with Britain’s efforts to help those affected.
Mr Hollande went public with details of the call on Saturday as he sought to hold off political pressure from his rivals over his handling of the migrant crisis.
He told a crowd at a reception centre in western France that Mrs May had been told to make sure British officials would take in more child refugees.
Meanwhile more than 100 left-wing French politicians wrote to Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, demanding “immediate” action and questioning whether the UK was living up to its “moral duty”.
However Mrs May is understood to have refused to agree any new targets, with the country instead focusing on meeting existing promises.
The “Jungle” camp was dismantled this week, with most of those living there – between 6,000 and 8,000 migrants – taken to asylum centres to have their applications processed.
However around 1,500 unaccompanied child migrants are being temporarily sheltered in shipping containers on the site of the original Jungle camp.
French and British officials have been blaming each other for failing to deal with the refugees in time before the bulldozers moved in to dismantle the camp on Tuesday.
Britain has already taken more than 300 children from the Jungle. When the first groups arrived in the UK last week, some appeared to be well into adulthood, sparking a row over whether the Home Office and charities were screening them properly.
Charity workers in Calais have since acknowledged that some adults were mistakenly allowed into Britain.
They said the screening process was hindered by adults who posed as children, overloading the system and preventing some genuine children from being considered.
Nice to finally see some backbone.
Tell the French to get lost. It's not our fault or responsibility to cover the failings of the French Republic in securing their borders. At the end of the day if France wants minimal border security then they can, don't blame us for the result.
If they insist on a public slanging match then maybe publically suggest the solution to Calais is a President Le Pen. ;)
