US EditionNew archbishop urged to scrap £100m fund over slavery links: The Times
Conservative MPs say the £100 million fund violates legal limits, urging focus on clergy pay and church upkeep instead of addressing slavery-linked investments.
- On Sunday, a group of Conservative MPs and peers urged Dame Sarah Mullally, incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, to block the £100 million Church fund linked to slavery.
- After a report found Queen Anne's Bounty invested in and accepted donations tied to African chattel enslavement, the Church Commissioners proposed measures addressing historic links to the transatlantic slave trade.
- The letter, signed by 27 senior Conservatives including Katie Lam, Chris Philp and Claire Coutinho, argues the endowment must support parish ministry and church buildings, not other projects.
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New Archbishop of Canterbury urged to scrap £100million slavery reparations plan
A coalition of 27 MPs and peers has written to Dame Sarah Mullally, who is set to become Archbishop of Canterbury next month, calling on her to abandon the Church of England's £100 million slavery reparations initiative.The letter, spearheaded by Shadow Home Office Minister Katie Lam, includes signatures from prominent Conservative figures such as Chris Philp, Claire Coutinho and Neil O'Brien.The parliamentarians are pressing Dame Sarah to halt …
MPs tell incoming archbishop to halt £100 Million reparations plan
A cross-party group of 27 Members of Parliament and peers have called on the Archbishop-designate of Canterbury, the Rt. Rev. & Rt Hon. Sarah Mullally, to intervene and halt the Church of England’s proposed £100 million slavery reparations fund. In a letter first reported by The Sunday Times of London (28 Dec. 2025), the parliamentarians warn that the plan—known as “Project Spire”—risks setting a “worrying precedent” by encouraging other institu…
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