Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan may ‘risk travelling to UK on small boats’

A boy waits with his luggage at a camp in Port Sudan to be processed for evacuation from the country. Photograph: El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters

Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan could be forced to travel to the UK in small boats because British ministers are not helping those entitled to family reunion to escape the fighting, charities have warned.

Asylum seekers granted refugee status in the UK are able to apply to bring their spouse, children or younger siblings – one of the few safe and legal routes open to refugees.