British aid to refugees smashes through £1BILLION as Cameron boasts UK is spending more than any EU country

UK has given a total of £920million in aid to Syrian refugees since 2011

Only the United States has given more to hep with the humanitarian effort

Cameron hits back at EU leaders who accused him of not doing enough

David Cameron today announced Britain is increasing its aid for Syrian refugees to more than £1billion as he hit back at claims that he was refusing to act.

The Prime Minister pointed to figures showing that the UK has already given more than £920million to the humanitarian effort - more than Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Poland combined.

He pledged an extra £100million, making it the UK's biggest ever response to a humanitarian crisis.

Only the United States has given more, with some of Mr Cameron's biggest critics in Europe giving a fraction of the funds from British taxpayers.
Britain has given more aid to refugees than most of Europe COMBINED | Daily Mail Online