The Refugee Crisis and the Dangerous Game we are in

The Government has announced that the UK will work with the UNHCR on a new initiative to resettle unaccompanied refugee children from Syria and the surrounding region.

Yes - it's that simple.

The crisis in Syria and events in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond has separated a large number of refugee children from their families. That is why they have asked the UNHCR to identify the exceptional cases where a child’s best interests are served by resettlement to the UK and help us to bring them here.

This builds on our commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrians during this Parliament, through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme, and our pledge of over £1.1 billion in humanitarian aid to Syria and neighbouring countries, making us the second largest bilateral donor after the US.

This is a measured and intelligent approach and the likes of Labourites and Corbynites who think we should just dive in to take unaccompanied children straight from Europe, are using emotional blackmail as their propaganda. 

Are the children alone in Syria, where the UHNCR will be able to identify the tailored needs of each one, any less deserving than those in Europe?  Absolutely not.  

So typical of Labour - had it been the other way round they would be moaning about that too.

And as for the word 'bunch' - well I'm sorry but I am losing sympathy fast for the grown men at Calais causing mayhem and misery - France being an equally civilised country as our own is not good enough for them - and the anarchists have taken over the asylum. Corbyn thinks he has found his USP - sorry Jeremy the country isn't with you there but you just carry on.

Quite frankly I'm disgusted by the left twitterati who spend more time on their backsides moaning on twitter about a bit of language rather than doing something useful. Most of us have already got a bucketful of stuff to worry about not least of all the infiltration of terrorists (and I bet there's quite a few of them at Calais so frustrated at not reaching our shores as easily as Merkel's now very new and unrecogniseable country). 

Now THAT is when language REALLY mattered - shouting her big mouth off about how many Germany were willing to take, in a kneejerk emotional outburst is going to cost her country dearly and the rest of Europe will follow. I will never forgive her and nor will all those wowen subjected to abuse, attacks and disrespect.

AND IT WAS SO OBVIOUS that terrorists were going to use that route in their thousands - except for the few and the Left who might be clever but logic goes out of the window when it is defending the EU and all it's horrible socialist experiments.

Country I implore you - VOTE OUT - if the EU doesn't collapse before then under the weight of it's own corrupt, poisonous and egotistical head. 

Domestic Violence, Jobs and Calais

Briefing for today from the Conservative Government:

New figures today show that a record number of people in England and Wales are being convicted of violent crimes against women.

We have made protecting women and girls from violence and supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse a key priority. It is therefore encouraging to see more victims and survivors reporting these terrible crimes and the perpetrators brought to justice.

 Since 2010 we have allocated £40 million to help victims of domestic abuse and violence and have extended this funding for another year. Funding for female rape crisis centres has been put on a more sustainable footing and we continue to support those organisations which work with victims of sexual abuse, including child sexual abuse.  

 We hope that this increase in convictions will give victims of these terrible crimes greater confidence to come forward and to speak out about hideous offences that have too often been ignored.

Today, the Environment Secretary, Elizabeth Truss, will announce that over 8,000 datasets will be made publicly available to help create jobs across the whole country.

Our beautiful countryside is a central part of the economy and we are determined, as part of our long-term economic plan, to secure its future.

 We want farmers, rural businesses and entrepreneurs to be able to benefit from the developments in new technology so that it is easier for them to grow and create new jobs. To support this, the Government will make more than 8,000 datasets publicly available for the first time – the biggest data giveaway Britain has ever seen.

 By seizing the opportunities this will provide we can help farmers and rural businesses and entrepreneurs to flourish, creating a truly One Nation economy that gives people in every part of the country the chance to get on in life and enjoy a brighter, more secure future.

There is continued coverage of the migrant situation in the port of Calais.

As the Prime Minister said yesterday, the scenes we have witnessed in Calais are totally unacceptable. 

 We are putting additional resources into the port of Dover to enhance screenings and detections there. We have also been advised the French authorities are sending further policing to deal with law and order issues, and we will be keeping in close contact with them. This action builds on the additional investment we have already been making in Calais and other ports – which includes an extra £12 million to reinforce security, a £2 million upgrade of detection technology, and a £1 million extension of dog searching capacity.

 This action is about maintaining the safety, security and integrity of the border, which is our absolute focus.

Greece.

We continue to urge our euro area colleagues to act swiftly and responsibly to resolve current uncertainty and ensure economic and financial stability

 Given the present risk in Greece of a potential default and a potential exit from the euro, we are taking all steps to prepare and protect ourselves from such eventualities.