Greens accuse Conservatives of ‘appalling arrogance’ over push to scrap Church of England reparations fund

In response to a group of Conservative MPs and peers pushing for the Church of England to scrap plans to spend £100m on a programme of investment in communities damaged by the enslavement of African people during the transatlantic slave trade, Global Majority Greens spokesperson on Reparations, Antoinette Fernandez, said:

“The Church of England’s fundraising programme for reparations is exactly what an institution like the Church should be doing, not just because it is in line with the teachings of the Christian faith, but also because of basic human decency.

“Conservative MP’s attempting to block the Church shows an appalling arrogance and inhumane dismissal of human rights.”