– The UK has so far granted asylum to 5,102 refugees of whom 216 have been actively resettled . The stance of its government has been severely criticised by human rights groups . In September , the government announced plans to accept 20,000 refugees over a period of 5 years , taken from refugee camps in Lebanon , Turkey , and Jordan . In May 2015 , a YouGov poll commissioned by British charity Islamic Relief showed that 42 % of respondents said Britain should not take in foreign nationals fleeing conflict or persecution in their own countries , up sharply on 2014 . The poll also showed that terrorism was associated with Muslims , with the words " terror " , " terrorist " or " terrorism " chosen by 12 % of respondents , ahead of other options like faith ( 11 % ) , mosque ( 9 % ) , Koran ( 8 % ) and religious ( 8 % ) . Prime Minister David Cameron described Syrian refugees coming to the UK as a " swarm " , and later said he would not " allow people to break into our country " . The Foreign Secretary also said refugees were " marauding " around Calais . Amnesty International and opposition party leadership have criticized these statements by the government . On 4 September 2015 , Cameron pledged that the UK would accept " thousands " more Syrian refugees . Wimbledon UKIP candidate Peter Bucklitsch , sparked online outrage amongst Twitter users on 3 September 2015 when he stated deceased Syrian refugee child Alan Kurdi was " well clothed & well fed " , and blamed his parents for the death . He stated Aylan died because his parents were " greedy for the good life in Europe " . High-profile figures such as Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron denounced the remarks . He apologised online the next day . A statement a day later contained an apology from Buckslitsch . He described his tweet as " inelegant " and stated that blaming parents was probably " not ... the best response . " In November 2018 , A sixteen year old youth was shown on video assaulting a Syrian refugee in a playground attack in Almondbury Community School , West Yorkshire
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Almondbury Community School bullying incident
Refugees of the Syrian Civil War