JEREMY CORBYN led a Parliamentary debate today in which he called on the British government to “scale up” its efforts to receive and protect Rohingya refugees.

The former Labour leader called on the British government to prevent British companies from trading with companies in Myanmar that are “connected with the military in any way.”

He described the devastating plight of more than 1.5 million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Malaysia.

The MP said that four years after the Myanmar military unleashed rape, murder, torture and burning of villages against Rohingya civilians “there is still much more to be done by international governments.”

More than a million Rohingya live in Cox’s Bazar camp in Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee settlement, which has a population density of 40,000 people per square kilometre.

Mr Corbyn urged the British government to increase resources so that the refugees have acceptable living conditions.

He said that Britain must urge the authorities in Bangladesh to “urgently review their approach to security” as the fence around the camp is preventing people from accessing services.

Mr Corbyn added that around 30 per cent of children in the camp were suffering from malnutrition, 11 per cent from acute malnutrition, and women and girls were at high risk of sexual violence.