In Britain the outcry following the death of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi – who was photographed lying dead on a beach – plus some intense domestic and international pressure, have forced the government to change its stance on refugees from Syria.

Speaking in Lisbon on Friday at a meeting on migration and EU reform, Prime Minister David Cameron said that the UK would provide resettlement for thousands more people from the war-torn country.

PM: Britain will act with our head and our heart, providing refuge for those in need while working on a long term solution to #Syria crisis— UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) 4 Septembre 2015


Earlier this week, before the images of the dead boy appeared, he said Britain would not accept ‘more and more refugees’.

But his main argument remains the same: opening borders and enforcing quotas will not solve the refugee crisis.

“We are taking thousands of people and we will take thousands of people… We keep numbers under review and there’s alway