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UN Demands UK Accept Twice as Many ‘Refugees’ Who ‘Revive’ Country

by Liam Deacon The UK should double the number of refugees it takes in, a senior United Nations (UN) official has urged, claiming asylum seekers “revive” parts of the country. Volker Turk, the assistant commissioner at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, called for 10,000 asylum seekers a year to be brought to Britain, representing a “step change” in policy. “We had good discussions about possible ideas about what can be done post-2020 and the government is open to discussing this and to learn the lessons from what is ongoing at the moment,” he said after meeting ministers in London… View Article