Church of England’s most senior bishop accuses Nigel Farage of ‘kneejerk’ response to migrant crisis
Archbishop of York slams Nigel Farage’s ‘isolationist’ response to migrant crisis
- The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has criticised Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's proposed solutions to the small boats crisis.
- Cottrell described Farage's approach as an "isolationist, short-term kneejerk" response that fails to address the underlying causes of migration.
- The Archbishop argued that Farage's plans, which include mass deportations, would not solve the problem but rather exacerbate it.
- Nigel Farage initially stated his party's policy would involve detaining and removing up to 600,000 people, including women and children.
- Farage later clarified that Reform UK's focus for detention and removal is primarily on "illegal males", not women and children at this stage.