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THE SHAMEFUL RESPONSE FROM A SHAMEFUL PM
Britain left humiliated by Cameron’s pathetic comments on the devastating humanitarian crisis

CAMPAIGNERS and MPs joined forces yesterday to condemn David Cameron’s shameful and “pathetic” response to the escalating refugee crisis.

A petition demanding the government help men, women and children fleeing war-torn Syria soared past 200,000 signatures last night — more than double the amount needed to secure an emergency Westminster debate.

Yet despite the growing public outrage amid horrific images of the bodies of children as young as three washed up on beaches in Turkey, the Prime Minister is still refusing to take humanitarian action.

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