Time for a harder line on the migrant crisis – The Times

Category: Migrant Crisis

August 7 2017, 12:01am,The Times

Clare Foges

Western nations must crack down on sea crossings and reform the UNs Refugee Convention

The competition among United Nations officials to make the most irritating comment about the UK continues. There was the UN human rights expert who said sexism was more pervasive here than in any other country she had visited. Then the UN special representative for international migration described British plans to build a wall around the port of Calais as inhumane. Now we have Volker Trk, of the UN high commissioner for refugees, vying hard for first prize.

Last week Mr Trk said the UK needs to step up and help to address the migrant crisis. Never mind that we have committed hundreds of millions to help refugees in the camps around Syria, or that in 2016 we resettled more refugees than any other country in

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