SEND FOOD IS NO DEAL
Africa they wanted me to go back to. There has developed an unpleasantness, an underbelly that suddenly thought, ‘this is our time, and we can say this and do this’.
“Whatever happens, we need to remember that the vote was very close... We need to be there, praying, hoping and longing for the kind of unity that is going to see us down whatever path we go down.”
“I pray for the people. That is my role. I pray for Parliament, I pray for wisdom, I pray that, during their deliberations, the discourse we have will be wholesome – because I personally believe that the kind of discourse that we had right at the beginning of the Brexit debate contributed to the death of Jo Cox.”
Preb Hudson-Wilkin faced an unsuccessful attempt last month by a small group of MPs to put an end to prayers in the House.
But she said: “Two days ago, a member identified himself to me as an atheist and said ‘I love coming to prayers. I find that moment of quiet very helpful as a time of reflection’.”