BRITAIN must “live up to its historical responsibilities” towards Palestinian refugees by boosting support for vital UN work, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said at the weekend.

Speaking from the Baqa’a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan on Saturday, Mr Corbyn said Britain must not copy US President Donald Trump’s “shameful” cuts.

“We have a historical responsibility towards the Palestinian people and, as one of the world’s richest countries, we can and we must take a lead in  meeting the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges,” he said.
 
“Instead of reducing funds to vital, life-saving refugee agencies, which support Palestinian children in schools and essential health services, as President Trump is doing, the UK must stand apart from the US by helping to fill the gap left by Donald Trump and boosting its funding.”