Prime Minister David Cameron promised Britain would fulfil its “moral responsibilities” in the migrants crisis after saying he was “deeply moved” by images of a dead Syrian toddler on a Turkish beach, AFP reported on Thursday, September 3rd.
But he did not announce any new concrete measures for tackling the situation despite increasing pressure at home for his government to let more refugees into Britain.
“Anyone who saw those pictures overnight could not help but be moved and, as a father, I felt deeply moved by the sight of that young boy on a beach in Turkey,” Cameron said during a visit to a factory in northeast England.
“Britain is a moral nation and we will fulfil our moral responsibilities.”
He added that Britain would keep the number of refugees allowed into the country “under review”.
“We do care… we will do more, we’re doing more, that’s why we sent the Royal Navy to the Mediterranean,” he added.
“There isn’t a solution that’s simply about taking people, it’s got to be a comprehensive solution.”
A petition urging Britain to accept more refugees has drawn well over 100,000 signatures and could now be debated in parliament.
Many newspapers also carried editorials Thursday calling for more refugees to be let in.