UK to resettle hundreds of most vulnerable Syrian refugees

 Some of the “most vulnerable” Syrian refugees will be temporarily resettled in the UK, Deputy PM Nick Clegg says. He said girls and women who had been victims of or were at risk of sexual violence, torture victims, and elderly and disabled people would get priority.This meant the coalition was ensuring the Britain’s “long and proud tradition of providing refuge” lives on, the (BBC) quoted Clegg as saying.The government expects the number of refugees accepted to be in the hundreds but has not set a specific target.The UK’s resettlement programme is to be separate from the ongoing UN High Commissioner for Refugees scheme which has seen Germany commit to admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees, according to the BBC.Home Secretary Theresa May is expected to spell out more details of the government’s plan to MPs later.