Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper says plan to take in 20,000 from Syrian camps over next five years is not enough The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has urged the government to take part in the EU’s relocation programme for refugees who have already reached Europe. In a House of Commons emergency debate on the refugee crisis, Cooper made an impassioned plea to the home secretary, Theresa May, in particular to help relieve the pressure on Greece, where more than 200,000 people have landed so far this year after crossing the Mediterranean. “We cannot turn our backs on those who have reached Europe,” she said. Continue reading...
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