MPs urged to back Brexit bill clause to protect child refugees

Amendment to allow children to be reunited with wider family members in UK, not just parents, to be debated on Tuesday

Post-Brexit immigration law could see refugee children permanently separated from their families, the head of Unicef UK has warned, urging MPs to support a Tory-backed amendment on refugee rights to the EU withdrawal bill.

The global charity’s UK boss, Mike Penrose, urged the government to include wider family reunification rights in new immigration laws for when the UK leaves the EU.

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