Tim Farron hosted an urgent summit this morning (Wednesday) to establish a blueprint for the government to accept 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees who have reached Europe.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron brought the domestic NGOs, children services and other key players together for a roundtable to discuss the practical implementation of the 3,000 campaign.
The summit enjoyed cross party support from MPs who joined experts in their respective fields of work to discuss Britain’s role and what needs to be done next.
Chairing the meeting Tim Farron said “The scale of the crisis beyond comprehension, the British government has ignored our calls. We can, and must do more.”
Plans will now be drafted to lay out a comprehensive blueprint of how communities up and down the country could offer a home to 3,000 children.
After the meeting he said: “I am very grateful to everyone who took part in our very frank and productive discussion on the greatest humanitarian crisis the world has faced since the end of the Second World War.
“We need to put pressure on the government to lead the way and show compassion to these children who are at risk of being trafficked. The government are refusing to come up with a plan, so we will.
“We will not allow these desperate children to be pushed aside. ”
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