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Diocese brands ex-vicar’s ‘conveyor belt’ of asylum baptisms claim ‘nonsense’

The Church of England will “happily engage” with the Government around its work with asylum seekers, a leading official said, as a diocese branded claims by an ex-vicar about a “conveyor belt of baptisms” as “nonsense”.

The case of Clapham alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi, who successfully challenged his asylum refusal after converting to Christianity, has led to allegations people are converting to Christianity to help them secure their stay in the UK.

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