The government is betraying the 20,000 refugees it pledged to help

"It is absolutely right that Britain should fulfil its moral responsibility to help those refugees" - David Cameron View this email in your browser This week the focus has been on child refugees arriving in the UK from Calais. But not so long ago David Cameron promised to take in 20,000 Syrians, and it seems as if that plan has now hit a stumbling block. Our first piece today highlights how problems with funding has led to local authorities refusing to take refugees in. And, we have a piece which asks if Theresa May's vision for the Conservative party is anything more than just rhetoric. It warns that her new "Milibandism" will only amount to empty words unless she fleshes out a new political economy that abandons the principles of the old one. Latest Articles     The dangerous void at the heart of Theresa May's 'new Milibandism'   On Oct 20, 2016 12:21 pm We need more than just rhetoric Read more... »   The government is betraying the 20,000 Syrian refugees it pledged to help   On Oct 20, 2016 10:22 am The pledge to refugees has now stalled amid a row with local authorities Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   The State of US-Europe Relations   On Oct 17, 2016 09:20 am Based on a recent simulation, the US and Americas Programme at Chatham House has found that Europe could have the soft power tools needed to avoid the outbreak of conflict in the Asia-Pacific region between continental neighbours Japan and China. Read more... » Olympian Tim Foster on health and fitness   On Oct 14, 2016 09:31 am Olympic gold medallist Tim Foster has teamed up with the British Pharmacological Society to share how to have a healthy body without the use of drugs. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     CML research shows 80% of people aspire to own a home in ten years Home-ownership remains firmly in place as the nation's overwhelming preference and aspiration Read more... »   Gross mortgage lending £20.5 billion in September This is the highest September figure since 2007 when gross lending reached £29.9 billion Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences