for six days last year, disrupting world trade. a massive queue of trucks formed on the poland belarus border as russian and belarussian drivers rushed to leave the eu following a sanctions deadline on saturday. some drivers were stuck for up to 33 hours after the eu banned lorries from the two countries from entering or staying in the bloc except those carrying medicine, mail or petroleum products. to the uk now, where the most senior clerical figure in the anglican church, the archbishop of canterbury, has strongly criticised the government s plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. in his easter sermon, justin welby said it posed serious ethical questions, and was the opposite of the nature of god . but a cabinet minister said the archbishop had misunderstood the government s aim, which was to combat people traffickers. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports.
justin welby said it posed serious ethical questions, and was the opposite of the nature of god . but a cabinet minister said the archbishop had misunderstood the government s aim, which is to combat people traffickers. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. happy easter to all of you. lovely to see you. in his most important sermon of the year, the archbishop of canterbury dealt very directly with the issues of the day, drawing attention to the pressures felt by many here struggling with the cost of living, and calling on russia to commit to a ceasefire and withdrawal from ukraine. but he also talked of serious ethical questions about the government plan to send asylum seekers overseas. it cannot carry the weight of our national responsibility as a country formed by christian values. because subcontracting out our responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well, like rwanda, is the opposite
the archbishop of canterbury has strongly criticised the government s plan to send some people who ve arrived illegally in the uk to rwanda. in his easter sermon, justin welby said it posed serious ethical questions, and was the opposite of the nature of god . but the cabinet minister jacob rees mogg said the archbishop had misunderstood the government s aim, which was to combat people smugglers. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. happy easter to all of you, lovely to see you. in his most important sermon of the year, the archbishop of canterbury dealt very directly with the issues of the day, drawing attention to the pressures felt by many here struggling with the cost of living, and calling on russia to commit to a ceasefire and withdrawal from ukraine. but he also talked of serious ethical questions about the government plan to send asylum seekers overseas.
tidings of hope this easter have undoubtedly been tinged with the sense that more empathy and understanding would be welcomed, both at home and abroad. aleem maqbool, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has been telling me what the government makes of the opposition and critical comments relating to the new policy. we have had charities and opposition parties, and the unions which represent some of the people that are going to attempt to implement this policy saying they don t agree with it. the honest truth is that the government knew this was coming. they knew there was going to be fierce opposition to this. the calculation that borisjohnson has made is that it is worth it because he wants
we still need a lot of counselling, but people are together, are hands on together to help those who are in desperate need. but the people here tell me that the church is not home. there has been no help for them yet from the state, and so they do not know where or how they will rebuild their lives. pumza fihlani, bbc news. here in the uk, the archbishop of canterbury has strongly criticised the government s plan to send some people who ve arrived illegally in the uk to rwanda. in his easter sermon, justin welby said it posed serious ethical questions, and was the opposite of the nature of god . but the cabinet minister jacob rees mogg said the archbishop had misunderstood the government s aim, which was to combat people smugglers. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. happy easter to all of you, lovely to see you.