“Safe Passage have consistently called on the government to help these children find stability and begin rebuilding their lives by granting them secure status in the UK. Whilst we welcome today’s announcement, we are extremely concerned that it has been limited to children brought to the UK as part of the Calais camp clearances.

I lost my brother-in-law, Masud, in Calais in December 2015. Masud was 15 years old. He had been living in the ‘Jungle’ for three months, and was hoping to join me and my wife– his older sister – in London. Instead, he died.

We welcome the UK-France agreement, announced today, to speed-up family reunion for refugees in Calais with family in Britain.