European Knight
09-16-2015, 01:42 PM
Home Secretary Theresa May said the Government was "working at speed" to plan for even more arrivals in the coming weeks
The first Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK under an expanded Government programme will arrive in the next few days.
They will be coming from camps bordering war-ravaged Syria and will be among a total of 20,000 that Britain has agreed to take over the next five years.
Home Secretary Theresa May said the Government was "working at speed" to plan for even more arrivals in the coming weeks.
She said the public response to the migrant crisis has been one of "overwhelming generosity" and many have made "kind offers of assistance".
Mrs May said Minister for Syrian refugees Richard Harrington will meet non-governmental organisations (NGOs) over the next week to discuss how best to "harness the public's strong desire to welcome refugees".
People across the UK have come together to sign petitions, collect food and clothing, donate money, and offer up their homes to people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa
First Syrian Refugees To Arrive In UK 'In Days' (http://news.sky.com/story/1553637/first-syrian-refugees-to-arrive-in-uk-in-days)
The first Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK under an expanded Government programme will arrive in the next few days.
They will be coming from camps bordering war-ravaged Syria and will be among a total of 20,000 that Britain has agreed to take over the next five years.
Home Secretary Theresa May said the Government was "working at speed" to plan for even more arrivals in the coming weeks.
She said the public response to the migrant crisis has been one of "overwhelming generosity" and many have made "kind offers of assistance".
Mrs May said Minister for Syrian refugees Richard Harrington will meet non-governmental organisations (NGOs) over the next week to discuss how best to "harness the public's strong desire to welcome refugees".
People across the UK have come together to sign petitions, collect food and clothing, donate money, and offer up their homes to people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa
First Syrian Refugees To Arrive In UK 'In Days' (http://news.sky.com/story/1553637/first-syrian-refugees-to-arrive-in-uk-in-days)