Campaigners are now setting their own lists of demands, and lobbying prospective parliamentary candidates, claiming the main policies outlined by Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats did little to help the most at-risk groups of young people.
Caroline Slocock, chief executive of Refugee and Migrant Justice, criticised politicians for failing to consider asylum-seeking children. "We were saddened to see none of the leading parties have made proposals to help them," she explained. "We help a large number of these children, many of whom have endured lengthy journeys and harrowing experiences. Children we speak to feel reluctant to appeal against poor decisions to refuse them protection. They simply want to give up."
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