Boris Johnson’s plan to force Britain’s unwanted asylum seekers to Rwanda is “opposite of the nature of God”, the Archbishop of Canterbury declares today.
Justin Welby will use his Easter sermon to deliver a devastating rebuke to the Prime Minister’s plan to send people who arrive on Channel boats on a one-way flight.
In a speech on Thursday the PM vowed to stop desperate refugees “jumping the queue”, adding: “I know there will be a vocal minority who will think these measures are draconian and lacking in compassion. I simply don’t agree.”