Rob Lawrie tried to smuggle four-year-old Bahar from the infamous Jungle refugee camp in Calais to relatives in Leeds after her father pleaded with him to take her in his van.
He persuaded a Yorkshire aid volunteer to try to take her to family in Leeds - Rob Lawrie's now due in court for this - he will appear in January in Boulogne charged with smuggling.
He admits his crime and was arrested at the border.
Val says
Rob is known to many of us working to help at Calais. He has spent weeks making the lives of refugees better building houses and delivering clothes, shoes and food gathered from supporters in the UK.
His MP gave the report below.
The plight of this girl does highlight the failure of the Government to do enough to assist refugees, including children who are desperately trying to find somewhere they can be safe. It is time that the Government and local authorities matched the willingness and compassion shown by millions of British people who are doing what they can to assist those fleeing conflict, unimaginable conditions and persecution.
Rob Lawrie tried to smuggle four-year-old Bahar from the infamous Jungle refugee camp in Calais to relatives in Leeds after her father pleaded with him to take her in his van.
He persuaded a Yorkshire aid volunteer to try to take her to family in Leeds - Rob Lawrie's now due in court for this - he will appear in January in Boulogne charged with smuggling.
He admits his crime and was arrested at the border.
Val says
Rob is known to many of us working to help at Calais. He has spent weeks making the lives of refugees better building houses and delivering clothes, shoes and food gathered from supporters in the UK.
His MP gave the report below.
The plight of this girl does highlight the failure of the Government to do enough to assist refugees, including children who are desperately trying to find somewhere they can be safe. It is time that the Government and local authorities matched the willingness and compassion shown by millions of British people who are doing what they can to assist those fleeing conflict, unimaginable conditions and persecution.
