Speaking on Radio Five Live Saturday Breakfast show on the 7th September 2015, David Campbell Bannerman MEP for the Eastern Counties, stated that the only way to end the ‘terrible war’ in Syria which had caused millions of people to flee their homes was military action against ISIS in Syria. The MEP went on to say that the EU had made a ‘right mess’ of the situation and in his view, the best way to help the refugees was through regional camps of which Britain was the most generous supporter in the world. He believes that this approach would stop people from running terrible risks in getting to Europe and so put a stop to any more terrible tragedies.
You can listen to the full interview here: