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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.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY
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