article_snippet.sent: Cameron insisted at an emergency EU summit on Thursday that the UK would not take any of the refugees – because the UK was already doing the UK part by virtue of having the continent's largest aid and defence budgets.
article_snippet.sent: The call would however mean that Britain, one of the most populous countries in the UK and one of the UK most economically successful, would be expected to take in more people.
article_snippet.sent: Her remarks came a day after British Prime Minister David Cameron flatly ruled out Britain taking part in an voluntary EU scheme to 'resettle' north African migrants throughout the continent.
article_snippet.sent: British Prime Minister David Cameron told British Prime Minister David Cameron counterparts at the EU summit that the UK is already 'playing the UK part' in the region through the aid budget and offer of ships, and takes in the UK 'fair share' of refugees compared to other member states.
article_snippet.sent: Donald Tusk, the European Council president, said earlier on Thursday that EU leaders must 'sacrifice some national interests for the common good' by taking part in a 'resettlement' programme.