Refugee crisis: Britain expected to resettle 4,000 more Syrians.
The UN refugee agency has revealed that Britain will take a further 4,000 Syrian refugees from camps in the Middle East.
“We obviously welcome very much the move to increase resettlement spaces for Syrians in the UK. Those spaces are going to be critical to the lives and future of 4,000 people,” spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told AP.
“We certainly believe that there’s the momentum here” for other countries to follow suit.
Earlier, British Prime Minister David Cameron said only that his country would accept “thousands” more people, on top of the 5,000 already announced, and would give details next week.
A spokeswoman in the 10 Downing Street press office refused to confirm or deny the figure of 4,000, saying that no specifics would be provided until next week. She declined to be identified in line with government policy.
“We obviously welcome very much the move to increase resettlement spaces for Syrians in the UK. Those spaces are going to be critical to the lives and future of 4,000 people,” spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told AP.
“We certainly believe that there’s the momentum here” for other countries to follow suit.
Earlier, British Prime Minister David Cameron said only that his country would accept “thousands” more people, on top of the 5,000 already announced, and would give details next week.
A spokeswoman in the 10 Downing Street press office refused to confirm or deny the figure of 4,000, saying that no specifics would be provided until next week. She declined to be identified in line with government policy.
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