A woman holds her baby as refugees and migrants disembark at the port of Lavrio, about 48miles south of Athens
THE Lords scuppered attempts to close the only safe route for child refugees to reach Britain in an overwhelming defeat for the government today.
Peers voted 317 votes to 223 for an amendment that would ensure the right to family reunification continues after the Brexit transition period ends, and give unaccompanied minors in Europe safe passage to Britain.
The provision is currently covered by EU law in the Dublin III regulations, which Britain will no longer be bound by from next year.
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
A recent Immigration Summit heard from Lord Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis to Britain as a child. JAYDEE SEAFORTH reports on his message that we need to increase public empathy with desperate people seeking asylum
