Pete Broadbent

Bishop of Willesden slams "unChristian" Tories and Ukip

October 11, 2014
Archbishop Cranmer
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The Clacton fallout has sent a few tremors around Westminster. So has the Heywood & Middleton spin-off. Not only have the people elected their first Ukip MP in a relatively safe Tory seat; they came within a whisker of…

Why do left-wing clerics insult and alienate right-wing laity?

October 6, 2014
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I don’t just disagree with Ukip. I despise them. I despise them for their smug Little Englander mentality. I despise them for their total absence of fellow-feeling towards vulnerable people…

What role for the Church of England in English devolution?

September 23, 2014
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"Sanity transcends political differences", tweeted the Bishop of Willesden when it appeared there was some cross-party agreement on the pressing need for English devolution following the Prime Minister's 'vow' of…

21 bishops now demand aid and asylum for Iraqi Christians

September 15, 2014
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It is, sadly, now too late to save Mosul. But there is a further letter in today's Times demanding Government action to aid or offer asylum to the persecuted, suffering…