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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Richard Tice hits back at C of E criticism of Reform immigration policy

Richard Tice said: ‘The role of the archbishop is not actually to interfere with international migration policies.’
Richard Tice said: ‘The role of the archbishop is not actually to interfere with international migration policies.’ Photograph: Chris Lobina/Sky News/PA

Reform UK has engaged in a war of words with the Church of England over the party’s plans to deport all asylum seekers who arrive in small boats, after the church’s most senior bishop called the proposal “isolationist, short-term [and] kneejerk”.

Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, hit back against the archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, on Sunday, accusing him of interfering in domestic politics.

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