Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and the Weald, reflects on refugee crisis in Europe:On July 4th the media reported migrant activity in Calais closing the channel tunnel and triggering Operation Stack, again. The people of Kent were understandably frustrated.We now know that the vast majority of some 3000 displaced people around Calais are actually refugees fleeing death and persecution in Syria. When that fact became apparent last week, public mood quickly, and thankfully, swung toward hope,...
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