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29/01/2014
Syrian Refugees To Be Accepted By The UK
The UK is to offer refuge to the "most vulnerable" affected by the conflict in Syrian.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said that priority will be given to girls and woman who have been the victim of, or at risk of, sexual violence, torture victims and elderly and disabled people.
Refugees are expected to be in the hundreds, but it is understood that the government has refused to set a specific target.
The full details of the programme are expected to be revealed by Home Secretary Theresa May later today.
(MH/CD)
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said that priority will be given to girls and woman who have been the victim of, or at risk of, sexual violence, torture victims and elderly and disabled people.
Refugees are expected to be in the hundreds, but it is understood that the government has refused to set a specific target.
The full details of the programme are expected to be revealed by Home Secretary Theresa May later today.
(MH/CD)
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