LORD DUBS urged the British government today to take in child refugees from Greece after a devastating fire ripped through Europe’s largest refugee camp. 

The Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was destroyed after fires ripped through the sprawling network of tents, containers and makeshift structures on Tuesday and Wednesday night, leaving 13,000 people homeless. 

Most of the camp residents, including 4,000 children, are now sleeping on the street with little access to food and water. 

In a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel, Labour peer Alf Dubs urged the government to “step forward and play its role in giving these children a chance to rebuild their lives in safety, by agreeing to relocate some of them to the UK.”

“The government cannot keep insisting that children are safe in Europe and don’t need sanctuary here — the fire shows beyond doubt that this excuse doesn’t hold up,” he said.

“Whether in a camp on the Greek island or in northern France, children are at extreme risk and need our help now.”

The peer’s call was supported by shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds, who described conditions for refugees on the island as “horrific.” 

“We must live up to our responsibilities and promises as a country on this, including through supporting Lord Dubs’ calls to offer sanctuary here in the UK to some of these children,” he said. 

Josie Naughton, chief executive of the Help Refugees charity, said that the government should show leadership on the issue by heeding Lord Dubs’ plea.

The Home Office confirmed that it had received the letter and said it would respond in due course. 

“We are working across government and with our embassy in Greece to actively monitor the situation as it develops,” a government statement said.