British Isles
Friday, 11 January 2019 11:47
Archbishop of Canterbury on Brexit vote
Justin Welby has told the Lords that if Parliament fails to back a deal with Brussels, it will have shown itself to be ‘unfit for the job’. He warned that a no-deal Brexit could hit the…
Friday, 04 January 2019 10:17
Hunt orders review of persecuted Christians
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked the Bishop of Truro to review the plight of persecuted Christians worldwide. The bishop will look at government efforts to help the 215 million Christians who faced discrimination and violence…
Friday, 04 January 2019 10:14
Channel migrants: legalities
Home secretary Sajid Javid is under increasing pressure to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the Channel. As some MPs call on him to deploy the Royal Navy, he insists that there is ‘no…
Friday, 04 January 2019 10:02
Channel migrants: call for compassion
The bishop of Dover, Rt Rev Trevor Wilmott, has urged greater compassion in the migration debate as new figures revealed an influx of lone child refugees among the boatloads of people crossing the Channel. In an…
Friday, 04 January 2019 09:57
National prayer for our nation
Christians In Government have issued an open invitation to all Christians to become involved in a national call to prayer, culminating in a week of prayer (24-30 March). At this key time in the UK’s history,…
Friday, 04 January 2019 09:47
Forced marriage victims have to pay to return to UK
The Foreign Office (FO) has been recouping the cost of repatriating young women who were forced into marriages overseas, prompting charities to criticise it for making women ‘pay for their protection’. Many of the 82 victims…