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Britain appoints minister for Syrian refugees
London – Britain on Monday announced it had appointed a minister to deal specifically with the 20 000 Syrian refugees that the country has agreed to resettle from camps bordering the war-torn country.
“The queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Richard Harrington MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly at the Home Office, the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Department for International Development,” said a statement from the Downing Street office of David Cameron.