More than 50 girls have arrived in Britain, the first child refugees to be brought from Calais to the UK under a government promise to help unaccompanied minors announced in May. | Chibundu Onuzo Read moreSo far, only child refugees who have relatives in the UK have been allowed to enter but sources said a number of teenage Eritrean girls were being brought to Britain under the amendment, which could pave the way for hundreds more child refugees. Another negative side-effect of the Home Office’s approach has meant that, despite all the Calais child refugees allowed in having relatives in Britain, only a few have been settled with family members because checks had not been carried out. And Britain needs to keep doing its bit to help, or hundreds more children and teenagers will disappear. That is what the Dubs amendment was for and it is thanks to Alf and many of the charities who have been working so hard that it is starting to be implemented now.”

Source: The Guardian October 22, 2016 19:14 UTC