Theresa May says UK will stand up for religious freedom
Mrs May, a vicar's daughter and practising Christian, said:"Churches have been attacked. Christians murdered. Families forced to flee their homes."We must stand up for the right of everyone, no matter what their religion, to practise their faith in peace."to look into how much help the UK gives persecuted Christians.
He said Jesus was"a refugee whose parents were forced to flee their home", who went on to"know what it was to be ostracised, rejected and tortured".Mr Corbyn also used his message to criticise the government for failing to take in child refugees, as well as Home Secretary Sajid Javid's handling of the Channel migrant crossings over the winter.
The Dubs amendment, designed by the Labour peer and former child refugee Lord Dubs, was a scheme which aimed to let unaccompanied migrant children into the UK - but wasThe Home Office responded by saying that the UK had provided protection to over 34,500 children since the start of 2010 and the government was"determined to deliver on its commitment" to relocating 480 children under the 'Dubs amendment'.
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