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- Boris Johnson's government branded "disgraceful" and "inhumane" after MPs reject move to include protections for child refugees in Brexit bill.
- Downing Street insisted that it was committed to protecting the rights of child refugees.
- Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron said Tory MPs had "earned the labels" of "insular and inhumane" by voting against the measures.
- The Commons voted by 348 to 252 against the amendment, which had been accepted by the previous Conservative government.
Boris Johnson has been accused of abandoning child refugees after his government dropped protections for unaccompanied children attempting to join their families in the UK.
The House of Commons voted by 348 to 252 against the amendment to the Brexit bill, which had been accepted by the previous Conservative government, which would have permitted unaccompanied child refugees to be reunited with family members after Brexit.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A law professor weighs in on how Trump could beat impeachment See Also: |