UK rejects receive 3,000 refugee children

Refugees: Some Conservative MPs disagreed with the party, arguing that "exceptional times require exceptional measures"

London - The British Parliament rejected an amendment submitted by the Labour Party for the UK receive 3,000 refugee children who are without parents on European soil.

With 294 votes against and 276 in favor, the conservative majority was imposed to reject the amendment to the Immigration Act on the grounds to admit refugees who have entered illegally in the European Union (EU) would favor the mafias who traffic people.

Some Conservative MPs disagreed with the official line of the ruling party, as Stephen Phillips, who asked his fellow training that supported the amendment, arguing that "exceptional times require exceptional measures."

"These children are already in Europe. They are alone, away from their families. They are cold, they are scared and often do not have access to who can protect them," he argued.

The conservative Heidi Allen also took the "hard decision" to abstain, according admitted on social networks after the parliamentary session last night.

The proposal was driven from the House of Lords by the Labour Alf Dubs and supported by the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish independence SNP, in addition to the Labour Party.

The spokesman of the opposition immigration, Keir Starmer, today criticized the government's stance to point out that "you can not turn your back on these vulnerable children."


"History will judge us for this," Starmer said, while the conservative Edward Leight argued that is more "fair" to help children in danger in Syria instead of who made it to Europe.