Tim Farron, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has harshly criticised David Cameron’s refugee policy and accused the British Government of ignoring the plight of refugee orphans who wash up on Europe's shores. Mr Farron sent a letter to the Prime Minister demanding that he accept 3,000 unaccompanied orphans from the Middle East in addition to the 20,000 Syrian refugees the UK is already pledged to take over the next five years. ‘The British and French governments are guilty of turning their backs on hundreds of unaccompanied children in Calais and Dunkirk, with increasing evidence that children are subject to trafficking by criminal gangs involved in prostitution and drugs.’ The 3,000 number was originally developed by Save the Children, following reports that 4,000 children have gone under the radar since arriving in Italy in 2014; authorities fear that they have been taken by people-traffickers and forced into drugs or prostitution.