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WickedsDesire -> Did government go back on its word on child refugees? (2/10/2017 9:59:19 AM)
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The claim: The government had committed to taking 3,000 unaccompanied refugee children from Europe, but it will now close the programme after taking in just 350.
Reality Check verdict: The government previously referred to a goal to bring 3,000 unaccompanied children to the UK but eventually passed an amendment that did not commit to a specific figure. Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill says the 350 figure meets the "intention and spirit" of the Dubs Amendment, but Lord Dubs disagrees
Full article is here.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38919873
In essence there was no agreed figure.
But Great Britain we are not.
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