France accuses Britain of ignoring its ‘moral duty’ by failing to take in hundreds of children from the Calais Jungle camp and tells the UK to ‘live up to their responsibilities’ – WBNews

France has accused Britain of ignoring its ‘moral duty’ by failing to take in hundreds of child refugees from the Jungle migrant camp in Calais. French officials have said that work to dismantle the sprawling migrant camp could begin as early as this month, with residents scattered to reception centres across France. The makeshift settlement has become the focal point in France of Europe’s migrant crisis, fought over by politicians and a constant source of tension with Britain. France has accused Britain of ignoring its ‘moral duty’ by failing to take in hundreds of children from the Jungle migrant camp in Calais It is believed that there are up to 950 children living in the Jungle camp, with many of them unaccompanied French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said last week that there were up to 950 children living in the Jungle, many unaccompanied. And ahead of a trip to London today to meet his British counterpart Home Secretary Amber Rudd, he has said that the UK must ‘live up to their responsibilities’. He told RTL radio: ‘I am solemnly asking Britain to assume its moral duty. ‘There are several hundred unaccompanied minors in Calais who have family in Britain. We are in the process of drawing up a precise list and the British need to live up to their responsibilities. ‘We have lived up to ours’, stressed the minister. French officials have said that work to dismantle the sprawling migrant camp could begin as early as this month French Interior…more detail