The Ukip leader was “accentuating [people’s] fear for political gain and that is absolutely unacceptable”, he added. On immigration, Welby said Britain could absorb more people, although fears about the impact on housing, health and schools needed to be acknowledged and addressed. The archbishop said Farage was guilty of “inexcusable pandering to people’s worries and prejudices, that is giving legitimisation to racism”. The archbishop of Canterbury has accused Ukip leader Nigel Farage of racism and agreed with the pope’s suggestion that Donald Trump is not a Christian. Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘The answer is not to say “no immigration”,’ Justin Welby told the committee.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2016 17:15 UTC