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A church leader in Scotland has used his Christmas sermon to slam the Tory government's controversial Rwanda asylum policy branding it "Immoral".
The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, provost of the St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, said he found it "difficult to believe" the current proposals to send those seeking asylum to the east African country "could be even worse".
Earlier this month senior judges at the High Court in London rejected arguments that plans to provide one-way tickets to Rwanda were unlawful.
Speaking at a midnight mass service, Rev Holdsworth said: "In the depths of this winter, there is much that could make us feel miserable. I find it difficult to believe that government policy on asylum could be even worse than it was a year ago.
"And yet, the current proposals to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for "processing" and settlement remind me just how sinful human beings can be. The Rwanda asylum policy may be legal but it is immoral."
Several challenges were brought against the proposals announced by then-home secretary Priti Patel in April, which she described as a "world-first agreement" with Rwanda in a bid to deter migrants from crossing the Channel.
The current Home Secretary Suella Braverman said earlier this week she was committed to sending migrants to Rwanda as soon as possible after the High Court decided the policy was lawful.
Downing Street officials admitted it was impossible to say when flights could take off while the threat of further legal action remained.
Speaking before the service, Rev Holdsworth said: "The Christmas story is always a reminder to Christians that we need to stand up to those in power on behalf of those who have least in society.
"As I read the Christmas story this year, I will be
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