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Europe: summits on refugee crisis
04 Mar 2016
Europe’s migration crisis is hurtling towards a potentially defining turning point this month, with the pillars of the EU’s policy under sustained assault and German chancellor Angela Merkel facing the first electoral test of her refugee…
Referendum - stories of border controls
04 Mar 2016
French finance minister Emmanuel Macron has said that France could end UK border controls in Calais and allow migrants to cross the Channel if the UK leaves the EU. Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin said that propaganda…
Schools Pastors
04 Mar 2016
Like Street Pastors, the Schools Pastors initiative helps Christians to be relevant to and engaged with their communities. Teams are now operating in sixteen areas across the country, in secondary schools and in the post-16 sector,…
Peacemaking role of the UK Church in Sudan
04 Mar 2016
On Monday Baroness Cox asked the Government what assessment they had made of the continuing offensives by the government of Sudan against civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. The Bishop of Leeds and the…
Freedom of speech and religious practice in UK
04 Mar 2016
An employment appeal tribunal has heard the case of Victoria Wasteney, a senior occupational therapist, disciplined for befriending a Muslim colleague. Judgment has been reserved for a later date. Victoria is supported by the Christian Legal…
Archbishop Justin Welby, addressing the House of Lords, said that while we would all agree that the ‘Jungle’ situation is difficult for the French authorities, he is sure it is significantly more difficult for the 300…