British government ministers have joined calls for the UK to consider accommodating refugees fleeing the conflict regions in Syria.
The conservative party health minister, Lord Howe, urged the UK to reconsider its stance and pledge to accommodate Syrian refugees.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell and UK Independence Party leader, Nigel Farage, made similar calls in recent days.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live breakfast, Lord Howe said,
Conservative MP Mark Pritchard said earlier this week that he expected the government would change its mind either “willingly or unwillingly.”
The conservative party health minister, Lord Howe, urged the UK to reconsider its stance and pledge to accommodate Syrian refugees.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell and UK Independence Party leader, Nigel Farage, made similar calls in recent days.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live breakfast, Lord Howe said,
“I think we have got to look at this urgently. There are people in desperate need, we cannot accommodate them all.”
“I think the European Union has a duty to look at what it can do, both on the ground for those refuges from Syria but also whether we can accommodate some of them.”
“I certainly think we should look at this and we have in the past been a country that looks kindly on people in distress and are the victims of violence in their native countries and that should not change.”
Conservative MP Mark Pritchard said earlier this week that he expected the government would change its mind either “willingly or unwillingly.”