Refugees on SBA allowed to leave

[mike strand2]

They were marooned on a British military base in Cyprus for 20 years, but now five refugee families are finally being resettled in the UK.

Their arrival here will end the long-running dispute with the British government, which initially refused to accept them after they were rescued by the RAF from their shipwrecked boat.

Their case went all the way to the highest court in the land before the Home Office finally relented, insisting this was an exceptional one-off decision.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/12/03/refu ... -enter-uk/

[Kili01]

Some of them at least have recently be shown on UK TV. Well dressed, reasonable command of English. All very pleased to have made it to the UK at last! Probably improved their English while living at Dhekelia, British Army Base.!

Dee