David Cameron paved the way for Britain to accept some Syrian refuges today as he said sanctuary could be offered to some of the most vulnerable.

Calls have been growing for the UK to take part in an official UN scheme to resettle 30,000 refugees stuck in camps on Syria’s borders, with MPs from all three main political parties demanding an end to the Government’s refusal to participate.

However, speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions today, Mr Cameron said that he would now look at accepting some of the refugees facing the most difficult circumstances.

“I don’t believe you can solve a refugee crisis of this scale when you have got almost half of the nine million population of Syria either displaced or at risk of