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Calais kids hope court lets them join families in Britain
FOUR children living in the Calais refugee camp hope to be reunited with their relatives in Britain after a court hearing in London today.
Campaigners supporting the children’s asylum case expect the result to set a legal precedent for children and young people trying to enter Britain.
The trial comes as nearly £6,000 raised to buy Jeremy Corbyn his “dream bike” looked set to instead go into the coffers of charities working with refugees in Calais.
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