CONCERNS about immigration and border policy deserve “honest and constructive public debate”, and “rhetoric that dehumanises vulnerable people fleeing violence or persecution” must be challenged, the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Martyn Snow, said this week. “We recognise that immigration and border policy are matters of deep concern for many across our nation. And we recognise that people are anxious about the pressures on services, community solidarity and the integrity of our borders — issues which deserve honest and constructive public debate. Writing for The Times last September, Bishop Snow suggested that there was “a grain of truth” in the claim. “Of course, recognising our kinship with asylum-seekers and refugees does not decide the political questions around immigration.

Source: The Times March 04, 2026 13:27 UTC