The UK is to take in 3,000 more child refugees after months of calls to help the youngest and most vulnerable migrants trying to reach safety in Europe.
The Government hailed the programme, which will come on top of a previous pledge to welcome 20,000 Syrians, as the “largest resettlement programme for children in the world'' on Thursday.
MPs on the International Development Committee (IDC) approved the move earlier this year following warnings from humanitarian organisations that thousands of unaccompanied children were left vulnerable to exploitation and violence while living in appalling conditions.
Save the Children said 3,000 unaccompanied minors would represent Britain’s “fair share” of more than 26,000 estimated to have entered Europe.