Deep divisions opened between member states as they disagreed over how to deal with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing to the European Union from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa.
A dramatic East-West split has formed as the EU struggles to deal with what is the greatest crisis in its history[.]
Brussels, Germany and France want to force all EU nations - including Britain - to take their share of up to 160,000 refugees.
But Hungary, which has borne the brunt of a recent influx of migrants, and Poland are steadfastly refusing to accept any more, insisting it is not their problem.
Yesterday Britain appeared to be increasingly isolated from the leading EU countries in its response to the escalating crisis with the Government coming under attack from all sides including its own backbenchers for its failure to do more.
But last night, the Government bowed to the mounting pressure with Whitehall sources indicating that David Cameron will announce later today that Britain is to take around 4,000 more Syrian refugees. » | Martyn Brown | Friday, September 4, 2015
