The Most Reverend Justin Welby will use his Easter Sunday sermon to criticize the government’s plan to deport refugees arriving in the UK via Rwanda. He is expected to say that the policy is anti-Christian and raises “serious ethical questions”. Image: Reverend Justin Welby says the plan can not “withstand the judgment of God” “The details are about politics,” he will say. “The beginning must withstand the judgment of God, and it cannot. “It can not bear the burden of our national responsibility as a country shaped by Christian values, because subcontracting our responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well like Rwanda, is contrary to the nature of God. that he himself took responsibility. for our failures “. Image: Interior Minister Priti Patel signs agreement with Rwandan Foreign Minister Read more: Why are migrants being sent to Rwanda and how will it work? First look at the center that will house the immigrants of the Channel The archbishop’s unexpected intervention follows criticism of the plan by Labor politicians, human rights groups and the United Nations.
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The Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior defended the cooperation, while the Conservative MPs strongly supported the plans. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 10:25 A minister is defending Rwanda’s plan It emerged on Friday that Home Secretary Pretty Patel had to issue a ministerial mandate on the plan, meaning she rejected objections from senior civil servants in her department. The first migrants are expected to be shipped to Rwanda on a chartered flight in May, but could be delayed as the government expects legal challenges to the partnership. According to the plans, the approved refugees will have to stay in Rwanda instead of returning to the United Kingdom, and those rejected by the Rwandan government will be deported. Responding to the Archbishop’s criticism, a Home Office spokesman said: “The United Kingdom has a proud history of supporting those in need of protection and our resettlement programs have provided safe and legal avenues for a better future for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 2:44 A look at Rwanda’s exploitation centers “However, the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale and change is needed to prevent the miserable smugglers who are endangering human lives and to repair the damaged global asylum system. “Rwanda is a fundamentally safe and secure country with a history of supporting asylum seekers. “Under this agreement, they will process claims under the UN Refugee Convention, national and international human rights law.”
