of the nature of god. the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale and change is needed to prevent people smugglers putting people 5 lives at risk and to fix the broken global asylum system. our political correspondent, ione wells, is with us in the studio. to cut through what he has been saying and how significant this is. i think it is a significant intervention and it is not usual for the archbishop of canterbury to make such a strong comment on government policy. opposition parties criticised government policy but less of what he describes as the judgment of god. later in his easter sermon he says the government asylum policy cannot stand up to the judgment of god and cannot carry the
used his easter sermon to strongly criticise the government s plan to send asylum seekers arriving in the uk to rwanda. during his address, justin welby said the policy raises serious ethical questions and goes against the country s christian in a statement, the uk home office said: the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale and change is needed to prevent people smugglers putting people s lives at risk and to fix the broken global asylum system. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, ione wells. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, ione wells. i think it is a really significant intervention and it is not usual for the archbishop of canterbury to make such a strong comment on government policy.
to us. thank you. the archbishop of canterbury has used his easter eucharist service at canterbury cathedral to strongly criticise the government s plan to send asylum seekers arriving in britain to rwanda. during his addressjustin welby said the policy raises serious ethical questions and goes against the country s christian values and that this is the opposite of the nature of god. in a statement, the uk home office said: the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale and change is needed to prevent people smugglers putting people s lives at risk and to fix the broken global asylum system. a our political correspondent, ione
death, may this dawn of new her. let there be a decision for peace. let there be a decision for peace. let there be a decision for peace. let there be no flexing of muscles while people are suffering, please. the archbishop of canterbury has used his easter eucharist service at canterbury cathedral to strongly criticise the uk government s plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. during his address justin welby said the policy raises serious ethical questions and goes against the country s christian values and that this is because sub contracting out our responsibilities is the opposite of the nature of god. in a statement, the uk home office said: the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale and change is needed to prevent people smugglers putting people s lives at risk and to fix the broken global asylum system. our political correspondent, ione wells, is with me in the studio. this is quite strong for a message
global asylum system. i think it is really quite something that he has made these remarks today. i think government ministers are pretty used to having opposition party scrutinising the policies may be less used to having whatjustin welby has described as the judgment of god imposed on their policies. as you say, he has issued pretty firm words say that their policy to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, to seek asylum there rather than in the uk, can stand up to the judgment of god. it is also said that the policies can t carry the weight of our responsibilities as a country founded by christian values so some pretty strong words there from him and just to recap, these are all in response to that policy announced this week to essentially send some asylum seekers, particularly those arriving via channel crossings on boats or lorries to rwanda to seek asylum there rather than here in the uk. ~ ., ., ., asylum there rather than here in the uk. we have had that same from the home office