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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Aletha Adu

Lords defeat Boris Johnson to help children reunite with UK family amid refugee crisis

The Government suffered a humiliating defeat in the Lords as peers voted for a clause which will help unaccompanied child refugees reunite with their family members in the UK.

The Lord Dubs amendment to the Nationality and Borders Bill will give safe passage to all unaccompanied minors from European countries.

Peers voted 178-130 for the cross party amendment in the Lords chamber on Wednesday evening.

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