Trump’s troop withdrawal will put Syrian Kurds in danger Trump’s troop withdrawal is a foreign policy own goal Not many people would cite President Donald Trump as an example of reasoned and level-headed foreign policy making. With fingers permanently hovering over his Twitter interface, the leader of the free world has at times been closer to initiating global conflict through his incendiary language than pouring oil over troubled waters. Despite this – or [...]
David Cameron: Britain will take up to 20,000 Syrian refugees in the next five years Britain will admit up to 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK over the course of the next five years, David Cameron said today. The government will accept asylum seekers from refugee camps in and around Syria, granting resettled people five-year humanitarian protection visas. "Vulnerable children", especially orphans, would be the government's priority, Cameron said The [...]
Syria hits out at British “interference” in its affairs Syria's foreign ministry has hit out at what it describes as British "interference" in its domestic affairs, as Britain appears to be moving closer towards military action in the war-torn country. Reuters reported that its state news agency SANA said the foreign ministry sent two letters to United Nations chiefs objecting to "brazen standpoints" taken [...]
EU migrant crisis: Labour leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Jeremy Corbyn say they will share their homes with Syrian refugees September 5, 2015 Following the example of the Finnish Prime Minister, Labour leadership hopefuls Andy Burnham and Jeremy Corbyn have said they will share their homes with Syrian refugees. Read more: Londoners organise a march on Downing Street to urge government to welcome refugees Speaking to Channel 4 News, both candidates said they would emulate efforts made by [...]
EU migrant crisis: Over 40 councils ready to offer sanctuary to Syrian refugees, says Yvette Cooper September 5, 2015 Over 40 local councils around the UK have said they are ready to offer sanctuary to Syrian refugees who have fled in fear of their lives, Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper has said. Cooper, who earlier this week called on the UK to take 10,000 refugees, said councils replied within 24 hours for each to [...]
EU migrant crisis: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris wants to buy an island to house Syrian refugees September 5, 2015 David Cameron may be struggling to come up with a solution to the escalating refugee crisis, but one billionaire has an idea that he thinks might just work. Egyptian telecoms tycoon Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island – from “Greece or Italy”, make it independent and let Syrian refugees make it their [...]
EU migrant crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron adds £100m of aid funding to help Syrian refugee camps September 4, 2015 Amid growing pressure from fellow politicians and the public, David Cameron has announced an extra £100m of aid to fund refugee camps for those fleeing the Syrian war. At a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Cameron said “Britain will act with head and heart”, taking total UK spending to £1bn. We [...]
EU migrant crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron announces Britain will accept “thousands” more refugees in Syria U-turn September 4, 2015 David Cameron has announced that Britain will accept "thousands" more refugees, having bowed to pressure over the humanitarian crisis in the last few days. The Prime Minister, who has been criticised on all sides for failing to act, today committed to provide resettlement for "thousands more Syrian refugees". He said Britain would act "with our [...]
EU refugee crisis: Boris Johnson says London should help as Mayor of Liverpool offers sanctuary to 100 Syrian refugees September 3, 2015 As scenes of refugees making their way from Syria across Europe become more harrowing, the Mayor of London has said the capital should face up to its "moral responsibilities". On the question of whether to take in Syrian refugees in particular, Boris Johnson said London should "take people fleeing persecution and those plainly in fear [...]
Refugee crisis: Where Syria’s four million refugees have fled – how does the UK’s refugee policy measure up? September 3, 2015 The horrifying image of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old child lying drowned on a Mediterranean beach, has jolted the world into higher gear over the growing refugee crisis. As grassroots movements across Europe are launching volunteer campaigns and petitioning politicians to accept more refugees, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is under growing pressure to do more, [...]