Boris Johnson has hit back at the Archbishop of Canterbury over his criticism of sending illegal migrants to Rwanda, claiming the top clergy should be condemning Vladimir Putin instead
Sources close to the prime minister said he accused the archbishop of being"less vociferous" in his condemnation of President Putin than he was in his attack on the policy.
In the sermon, the archbishop said"sub-contracting out our responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well, like Rwanda, is the opposite of the nature of God who himself took responsibility for our failures".The Archbishop of Canterbury said the plans are ungodly And attacking Labour, Mr Johnson said many of the current shadow cabinet supported Jeremy Corbyn as leader, adding:"Where would he be on Ukraine?"
A source close to the PM claimed one Tory MP Jason McCartney, brought up Jo Cox's murder in June 2016 while he was attacking the Labour leader.
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