Caitlin Webb published Syrian Refugee Crisis: East Surrey MPs reject plan to accept...

EAST Surrey MPs have voted to reject a plan to take in 3,000 unaccompanied Syrian child refugees who have arrived in Europe.The amendment to the Immigration Bill was proposed by Labour's Lord Dubs, who arrived in the UK as a child refugee during the Holocaust in the 1930s.It was rejected with 294 votes to 274 on Monday night and votes against include chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Reigate MP Crispin Blunt and Education minister Sam Gyimah, who is MP for East Surrey.Government...

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