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Britain must take in refugee children stranded between Turkey and Greece, campaigners demand
A child walks next to tends in a migrant camp set up near the Turkish-Greek border in Pazarkule, Edirne region

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding that the British government follow the example of other EU countries and urgently take in child refugees suffering in deplorable conditions in Greek camps.

Last night, Germany, Portugal, France, Luxembourg and Finland agreed to receive 1,500 unaccompanied child minors in response to a plea from the EU to member states.

It follows a severe deterioration of the situation in Greece’s refugee camps, which are facing unprecedented overcrowding and escalating violence.

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