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Daily Mirror
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Dave Burke

Archbishop of Canterbury savages 'morally unacceptable' Tory small boats bill

The Archbishop of Canterbury has launched a scathing attack on "morally unacceptable" Government plans to lock up refugees who reach the UK by small boats.

Archbishop Justin Welby - fresh from his central role at King Charles's Coronation on Saturday - lashed out at Suella Braverman's draconian Illegal Migration Bill, saying it will do huge damage to the UK's standing in the world.

In a rare intervention he told peers that the legislation "fails to live up to our history, our moral responsibility and our political and international interests".

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