First Refugees Arrive In UK

The first Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK have arrived.

16:54 23 September 2015

The first batch of Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK since the government has announced the expansion of its protection scheme has arrived. The announcement was made on the same day the EU ministers backed a controversial migrant quota plan.

 

However, the government and local authorities are yet to agree on how to manage and pay for them.

 

David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande have discussed the migrant crisis on Tuesday night, ahead of the EU leaders’ summit on Wednesday. A Downing Street spokesman said that the two leaders agreed that the summit must “focus on a more comprehensive approach, in particular increasing assistance for the countries neighbouring Syria to enable more refugees to stay there.” They also agreed to take necessary measures to return migrants who do not have a genuine claim for asylum to their home countries.

 

The refugees who are part of the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme are given legal protection and access to housing, employment, education, and where they need it, expert medical care.