The Latest Breaking News from Justin Welby

PM ‘surprised’ to hear migration plan criticised by Justin Welby

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

Last week, a war of words between the Conservative Prime Minister and the Archbishop of Canterbury was not on my bingo card. But this is 2022, and as Donald Rumsfeld almost said, you open your newsletter with the headlines you have, not the headlines you might wish to have.

Sir Keir accused Boris Johnson of attacking the institutions which make the UK great following his alleged criticism of the BBC and Justin Welby

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

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

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.

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

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

PM accused Justin Welby and BBC of being harsher on policy than on Putin

Sources said the Prime Minister was more 'bullish' than his statement to Parliament where he apologised dozens of times over Partygate - with one claiming he took a pop at Justin Welby