Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has criticised David Cameron for refusing to take in vulnerable child refugees stuck in European refugee camps.

He said the Prime Minister’s pledge to help some children in “exceptional” circumstances was not enough.

The response to the humanitarian crisis was “not very human”, he told Good Morning Britain.

Mr Farron condemned the government for refusing to take in children who are already in Europe, saying suggestions that it could encourage more youths to take the risky journey are “pretty bogus”.

He said that Germany has taken one extreme position by pledging to welcome large number of refugees but said Britain has taken the opposite extreme.

“It is not only inhuman, it is also very foolish. When you’ve got a massive humanitarian crisis on your doorstep, to turn your back on it and pretend it isn’t happening is very bad politics as well as not being very human.”