The Government will work with local authorities to help children from the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais who are eligible to enter the UK, home secretary Amber Rudd has pledged.
But she said only children who were already in the camp before the authorities began to clear it would be considered, so as not to encourage others to head for Calais.
She said the Government would work closely with local authorities and social workers to ensure that the children are eligible and that ‘it is in their best interests to come.’
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