Welby locks horns with Government over ‘morally unacceptable’ small boats law

Welby locks horns with Government over ‘morally unacceptable’ small boats law

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he Archbishop of Canterbury has gone head-to-head with the Government after condemning its plans to tackle the small boats crisis as “morally unacceptable and politically impractical”.

But the intervention by the Most Rev Justin Welby sparked criticism of the church leader at Westminster, who was told neither “handwringing or bell ringing” will solve the misery of the channel crossings.