C of E refutes claims of ‘conveyor belt’ of asylum seeker fake conversions

Suella Braverman and a former priest accuse church but Justin Welby says its role has been mischaracterised

The Church of England has refuted a claim that it operated a conveyor belt for asylum seeker fake conversions", saying parish records disproved the eye-catching allegation.

Churches have been at the centre of a storm over fake conversions" in the past week after it emerged that Abdul Ezedi, the Afghan man suspected of a chemical attack on a woman and two children in Clapham, was granted asylum on his third attempt after converting to Christianity. Police said on Friday that Ezedi was believed to be dead.