SIR – An estimated 1,000 migrants have crossed the Channel illegally this year alone, but once again the Archbishop of Canterbury denounces the Government’s Rwanda plan (report, January 30) without offering any viable solution to break the business model of the people-smugglers.
Little wonder the Church of England is sinking further into irrelevance. The arrival of illegal migrants – often in the areas of the country that can least afford to accommodate them – puts pressure on both local infrastructure and social cohesion.
Yet liberal bishops appear oblivious to this. It is shocking that our so-called national church has so little to say to those communities that bear the burden.
Victoria Baillon
Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
