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The Archbishop of Canterbury has waded into the Brexit debate by calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to set up a cross-party commission to advise her on withdrawal negotiations.
The Rt Rev Justin Welby urged the move as he compared the current situation to the two world wars when Britain was run by coalitions.
The Anglican leader contrasted the inspiring “spirit of Grenfell” with the divisive “zero-sum, winner takes all” Brexit rows in Westminster, adding that a cross-party approach to Brexit talks would “draw much of the poison from the debate”.
Writing in the Mail On Sunday, he said: “We need the politicians to find a way of neutralising the temptation to take minor advantage domestically from these great events.
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https://inews.co.uk/essentials/justin-welby-calls-cross-party-talks-brexit/
From The Telegraph-
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged Theresa May to set up a cross-party commission to advise her on Brexit to “draw much of the poison” from negotiations.
The Rt Rev Justin Welby said talks over the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will be “fierce”, that differences in what should be aimed for “divide our politicians and our society” and that a hung Parliament will almost inevitably bring about an “understandable temptation for every difference to become a vote of confidence”.
But he warned that it would be a “disaster” if the UK’s negotiators went into bat against the “united determination of the EU” without having the “confidence” that they have the full backing of Britain.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/25/archbishop-canterbury-backs-cross-party-brexit-commission-draw/
From Guardian-
Rowan Williams has warned of the dangers of “messianic leadership” arising from disillusion in the political process, saying lessons need to be learned from Germany in the 1930s.
The former archbishop of Canterbury also said many Britons were peering into the abyss following last year’s Brexit referendum. Asked if the country was facing an existential crisis, he told the Guardian: “Yes … we’re certainly not a country at ease with itself.”
He called for a broad consensus on tackling long-term systemic issues facing the UK, such as inequality and alienation. “If we don’t [address these], the spring will coil tighter and tighter,” he said.
Williams, now master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and chair of Christian Aid, referred to a new edition of a 1943 book, Darkness Over Germany: a Warning from History, published this week, which charts the rise of fascism.More here-
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/21/rowan-williams-britons-are-peering-into-the-abyss-after-brexit-vote?CMP=fb_gu
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