The Dubs amendment, known as section 67, was passed in April 2016 amid a campaign to bring 3,000 lone refugee children stuck in camps in Europe to Britain. Lily Caprani, of Unicef UK, said: “It’s unacceptable that we have seen no children brought under the Dubs scheme this year. As a nation we showed our compassion and our principles when we helped refugee children stranded in Calais, but we were told this was not the end of the story. I know of two young people who signed a consent form to be transferred under Dubs over a year ago. They are still stuck in Greece.”UK to take 130 more lone refugee children in Dubs scheme climbdown Read moreHis frustration was echoed by the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, and former Labour cabinet minster Yvette Cooper.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2017 14:57 UTC