Appalling and deeply distressing that the government is threatening to scrap the right of refugee children to be reunited with their families here.
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These are among the most vulnerable children imaginable - unaccompanied and alone.
We're not talking large numbers. These children simply wish to find safety with their families, who are able and willing to support them.
We're not talking large numbers. These children simply wish to find safety with their families, who are able and willing to support them.
Parliament has already shown it supports family reunion for refugee children and I have faith it will do so again. Attempts to strip these children of their right to be with their loved ones will be resisted in the Commons and the Lords.
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And I really don't buy the government's claim that this new position is just for the purpose of negotiation. Vulnerable children are not bargaining chips. We should not be exploiting their misery for political purposes, but defending them as our own.
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