C of E warned over influence of ‘extreme views’ after cuts to anti-racism funding

Bishop of Kirkstall says C of E has people deeply resistant to any funding for racial justice' after budget halved

The Church of England is susceptible to the influence of extreme views from abroad and at home", a bishop has warned after church officials made a brutal" cut in funding to tackle racism.

There were people in the C of E who were deeply resistant to any funding for racial justice", said Arun Arora, the bishop of Kirkstall and joint leader of the church's racial justice work.