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PM strikes back in row with Church of England over Rwanda asylum seeker plan

Lambeth Palace issued a defence of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

The Independent UK

No 10 goes into battle with archbishops over Rwanda asylum plan

Downing Street refuses to deny PM told MPs archbishops were being unfairly critical as church figures defend Justin Welby

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson stands by attack on Church of England over immigration

Prime minister was urged by Keir Starmer to apologise

The Independent UK

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BBC confronts top Tory over Boris Johnson as Church condemns PM's 'disgraceful slur'

Sources say Boris Johnson claimed the BBC and Archbishop were keener to criticise him than Putin. But BBC presenter Justin Webb told Tory Paul Scully it was a 'smokescreen' while a Church of England official said it was a 'disgraceful slur'

Daily Mirror

Stay in France if you don’t want to go to Rwanda, minister tells asylum seekers

Rwanda plan will help stop traffickers ‘feeding on misery’, says business minister

The Independent UK

PMQs live: Boris Johnson refuses to apologise to archbishop of Canterbury after criticising his stance on Rwanda policy – as it happened

Prime minister refuses to apologise for reported comments about archbishop of Canterbury and denies criticising BBC’s Ukraine coverage

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson criticises Justin Welby over Rwanda migrant plan intervention

Boris Johnson has hit out at the Archbishop of Canterbury over criticism of his Rwanda refugee plan, claiming the clergy should be condemning Putin instead.

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Church of England accuses Boris Johnson of ‘disgraceful slur’ against Archbishop of Canterbury

The prime minister on Tuesday tried to delegitimise Justin Welby’s criticism of the government’s deportation policy

The Independent UK

Johnson accused of ‘disgraceful’ attack on Welby over Rwanda policy criticism

Boris Johnson accused the Archbishop of Canterbury of being ‘less vociferous’ in criticising Vladimir Putin than the Government’s asylum policy.

The Independent UK

Church of England should open up about historic links to slavery

Letters: David Pollock explores how the church was once defensive of slavery, while Dr David Miller thinks the persistent consequences of slavery and empire should be examined properly

The Guardian - UK

Tories complain about Archbishop of Canterbury criticising their Rwanda refugee plan

Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the Head of the Church of England of 'misunderstanding' the policy when he used his Easter Sermon to say it was 'opposite of the nature of God'

Daily Mirror

Rwanda plan is ‘against the judgment of God’, says archbishop of Canterbury

Leader of the Church of England attacks asylum scheme as charities stress that children could be among those shipped to Africa

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Church of England and Jesus College: misreading history

Editorial: A plaque memorialising a slave trader has no place in a modern venue for Christian worship

The Guardian - UK

Blyth mum horrified as Covid victim dad's grave covered in mounds of dirt 'as if he didn't exist'

The Church of England says the site was 'respectfully' returned to normal following a funeral at West Sleekburn Cemetery

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The Independent UK

Cambridge college spent £120,000 on Rustat memorial case

Master of Jesus College says it has been forced to abide by an ‘antiquated’ process.

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge college spent £120,000 in failed bid to remove slave trader plaque

Master of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne defends decision to fight legal case despite court defeat

The Guardian - UK

The Church of England promised to tackle racial injustice. Why is it defending a slave trader’s memory?

At Jesus College, our student body is more diverse than ever – a memorial to Tobias Rustat has no place in our chapel, says college master Sonita Alleyne

The Guardian - UK

Justin Welby backs removal of slave trader memorial in Cambridge college

Archbishop of Canterbury says Church of England has long way to go on journey towards racial justice

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The Independent UK

Cambridge college ‘let down by Church’ over Rustat judgment

But Jesus College will not appeal the decision over the memorial to the slave trade investor.

The Guardian - UK

C of E procedures on racial injustice ‘inadequate’, says Cambridge college

Jesus College ‘let down’ but will not appeal ruling preventing removal of memorial to slave trader Tobias Rustat

The Guardian - UK

The Rev Tony Crowe obituary

Other lives: Church of England priest and early champion of gay marriage and women’s ordination

Daily Mirror

Queen put 'duty ahead of family' when she snubbed Charles and Camilla's wedding

It's nearly 17 years since Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, married in a civil ceremony in Windsor - and one person who missed the ceremony was the Queen

The Independent UK

Millions from LGBT community ‘thrown under the bus’ by Johnson

An LGBT campaigner within the Church of England, charity Mind and the British Medical Association have condemned the U-turn on conversion therapy.

The Guardian - UK

Church leaders object to keeping slave trader memorial in Cambridge college chapel

More than 160 signatories want the memorial moved to a less prominent place in Jesus College

Irish Mirror

Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon attacked in church car park by angry priest in-between scenes

The actor, best known as Father Dougal told Claire Byrne that a Church of England cleric grabbed him by his lapels, and pinned him up against a wall in the attack

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