MPs are intensifying calls on the government to swing open church doors amid the pandemic for the Christmas period and beyond.
The five Kent Tories today joined ranks with more than 70 Conservatives in a bid to forge forward with the controversial new measures. Craig Mackinlay MP: ‘Clear nonsenses in the current regulations with the treatment of worshippers.’ Churches and religious communities have not been spared tighter restrictions during lockdown following the advice of SAGE, the Scientific Advice Group for Emergencies. In a letter to the Prime Minister Sir Edward Leigh MP said: “The Christmas message of hope is needed more than ever in a year that has brought dark days for so many people. “This year’s plans have been disrupted by a virus that has already brought so much pain and frustration to people’s lives. “Something that would bring enormous comfort and joy to millions of Christians in this country is the certainty of being able to go to church this Christmas.” Current national measures, which ban religious services, are due to expire on 2 December. They fell during the Festival of Diwali and the First Sunday of Advent. Kent MPs call on Boris Johnson to open churches before Christmas after lockdown ends. Stock picture
The letter, signed by Craig Mackinlay, Damian Collins, Tracey Crouch, Sir Roger Gale and Tom Tugendhat adds: “We must never again stop people from attending religious services.”
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