Justin Welby called for a Christmas truce in the increasingly bitter Brexit row. He called for a ‘ceasefire’ on insults and personalised attacks as the process of leaving the EU continues. His intervention came after Dominic Grieve was accused of ‘treachery’ after the Government was defeated in a Brexit legislation vote. Conservative rebels have been subjected to intense criticism from newspapers as the EU Withdrawal Bill goes through the Commons. He said, ‘In Christmas 1914 there was a ceasefire. It would be very good to have a ceasefire from insult and the use of pejorative terms about people at this time. As a country, we have a future ahead of us, we have made a clear decision about Brexit. How we do it is a question for robust political argument, but personalised attacks have to be avoided.’ See also next article, ‘Spiritual Brexit battle’.
Archbishop urges Christmas ‘ceasefire’ in Brexit dispute
Written by David Fletcher 15 Dec 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for a united political leadership in their attitude to the future, even if divided on policy. (Luke 12:58a)
- More: www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2017/12/14/archbishop-of-canterbury-urges-christmas-ceasefire-in-brexit-dispute/#TjGsZI7eseukcRfU.99
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