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Boris Johnson refuses to apologise to archbishop of Canterbury over Rwanda policy

Guardian, 20 Apr 2022
Boris Johnson has rejected calls to apologise for 'slandering' the archbishop of Canterbury after he reportedly hit out at the Anglican church leader's criticism of the government's Rwanda asylum policy.
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The prime minister had accused Justin Welby of having 'misconstrued' the plans. Labour's Keir Starmer accused Johnson during PMQs of 'never taking responsibility for his words or actions'

Boris Johnson criticism of archbishop of Canterbury ‘a disgraceful slur’ ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/20/boris-johnson-criticism-of-archbishop-of-canterbury-a-disgraceful-slur

Boris Johnson denies BBC criticism but makes no Welby apology ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/20/pmqs-boris-johnson-denies-bbc-criticism-no-justin-welby-apology

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