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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ashley Cowburn

Tory MP accuses archbishop of ‘wanting to live with law-breaking’ after Rwanda asylum criticism

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A veteran Tory MP has accused the archbishop of Canterbury of “sharpening political divisions” for suggesting the government’s Rwanda asylum policy would not stand up to the scrutiny of God.

In an attempt to defend the controverisal proposals, unveiled by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel last week, cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg also claimed Justin Welby had misunderstood the policy.

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