Far right ‘unchristian’, says archbishop of Canterbury as he condemns riots

Exclusive: Justin Welby says violent disorder was racist and calls use of Christian imagery an ‘outrage’

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Far-right groups are “unchristian” and their use of Christian imagery in this summer’s riots is an “outrage”, the archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Writing in the Guardian, Justin Welby condemned violent unrest he said was “racist”, “anti-Muslim, anti-refugee and anti-asylum seeker”. His intervention follows a week of violent disorder that began after a mass stabbing of children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last month.

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