From Reuters-A group of 84 Church of England bishops have written to British Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to increase the number of Syrian refugees the country will take in by 2020 to at least 50,000.
Under pressure from public opinion to strengthen Britain’s response to the migrant crisis on Europe’s borders, the government has pledged to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years.
“We believe such is this country’s great tradition of sanctuary and generosity of spirit that we could feasibly resettle at least 10,000 people a year for the next two years, rising to a minimum of 50,000 in total over the five year period you foresaw in your announcement,” the bishops wrote.
More here-
http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2015/10/20/anglican-bishops-urge-uks-cameron-to-take-in-more-syrian-refugees/
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