The Conservatives who have broken cover on the migrant crisis

Pressure is growing on David Cameron to accept more migrants, both from the media and from many in his own MPs. After today’s front pages hit social media yesterday evening, Conservatives from all corners of the party have publicly urged the government to take further action. These are the figures who have broken cover so far.

Ruth Davidson – leader of the Scottish Conservatives: tweeted ‘DfID is doing life-saving work abroad but we can – & must – do more at home’

The UK I know has always shouldered its burden in the world. DfID is doing life-saving work abroad but we can – & must – do more at home 1/2

— Ruth Davidson (@RuthDavidsonPC) September 3, 2015

2/2 This is not an immigration issue, it's a humanitarian one, and the human response must be to help. If we don't, what does that make us?

— Ruth Davidson (@RuthDavidsonPC) September 3, 2015

Sayeeda Warsi – former chairman Conservative party: said on the Today programme that ‘we have to respond to this now in a practical and a realistic way’ and urged the government to take in more migrants:

‘We have an unfolding crisis in Europe and we can either say ‘look, it’s not our problem, we can’t do more’ or we can be realistic and practical and say we have a long and proud history and tradition of responding when these situations arise, we do so in a humane way, we do so when we have expertise and in doing so we do say to the rest of Europe ‘we will too share the burden’.