Senior faith leaders urge Starmer to tone down migration rhetoric
by Diane Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6XAXB)
Exclusive: Christian, Muslim and Jewish representatives write to prime minister after island of strangers' speech
More than a dozen bishops and other senior Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith leaders have written to the prime minister after his island of strangers" speech, urging him to use a more compassionate narrative" about migrants.
The letter was sent to Keir Starmer after his speech on Monday, which preceded the publication of the government's immigration white paper that has been widely criticised by migrant rights organisations and civil society groups.
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