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Edel Kenealy

Former Paisley minister who fled religious persecution dubs new immigration bill "inhumane"

A minister who fled persecution in Pakistan has hit out at the UK Government’s proposed asylum bill – branding it “inhumane”.

Reverend Peter Gill, the former minister of Paisley's Wallneuk North Church, fled Pakistan to come to Scotland after he was persecuted for his Christian faith.

The 58-year-old was granted permission to live in Scotland as a minister for the Church of Scotland in 2003 but remains deeply worried for others desperate to flee war and persecution around the world.

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