Asylum plan dropped

A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to set up camps in Africa and other non-EU countries for asylum seekers was withdrawn from the agenda at the EU summit in Greece last night amid fears it could be illegal.

The British government, with backing from Denmark, suggested setting up camps in Kenya and other countries for asylum seekers trying to enter Europe.

But the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Amnesty International and Sweden warned this could be illegal and against the Geneva Convention governing the treatment of refugees.