Prove child migrants are not adults, MP tells Home Office
Controversy also surrounds the beleaguered department’s vetting process after it emerged the refugees were being given the “benefit of the doubt” over their ages.
Tory MP Philip Davies yesterday called for a Commons debate about the “farce of allowing child refugees into the country”.
“This is a serious concern to many of our constituents,” he told MPs before demanding the Government shows how it will ensure the refugees are actually children.
It is thought as many as 400 unaccompanied minors could be brought to the UK to join family already here before the camp is demolished.
Doubts remain over whether they are as young as they claim, raising suspicion some could be economic Migrants cover their faces on arrival in Croydon yesterday migrants lying gain entry.
Mr Davies said: “I have been contacted by people in teaching or social services saying there is a major problem with men in their 20s claiming to be children being placed into foster care or schools with about their age to Two migrants yesterday minors when it is quite professionals they are not.
“This poses an obvious risk, therefore we have to get this right.”
Ukip MEP Mike Hookem claimed the reason few female children were coming to the UK is because the Jungle was dominated by male clear to economic migrants. He said: “There are very few women whose families pay for them to go abroad to the UK because in the societies they come from it is the men who must earn the money whereas the women are expected to get married and look after the family. Most of these people in the Jungle are from middle-class backgrounds to have the many thousands it costs to send someone abroad.
“The very fact the Home Office can’t see this basic fact is an example of why they are failing to help genuine refugees.”