| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Barbed wire is a failure | |
| Posted by: | Claire Moran | |
| Date/Time: | 02/09/15 13:32:00 |
| "Britain accepted more asylum seekers last year than 17 other European Union countries put together, new data shows. The figures are expected to be seized upon by George Osborne, the Chancellor, as he begins negotiations with the EU after Britain was told it must take tens of thousands of refugees from the Mediterranean. Data compiled by Eurostat, the European Commission’s own statistics agency, showed Britain gave asylum protection to 14,065 people in 2014, while other large European states accepted just a few hundred each. " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11599609/Asylum-figures-take-centre-stage-in-new-EU-negotiations.html |