Thank you to constituents who have written to me
about the need for the UK government to press on with its work on persecuted
Christians worldwide, following publication of the Bishop of Truro’s report on
the matter earlier this week.
I am proud to stand with and speak up for all those
who are persecuted because of their faith. I have made public my support for
Open Doors’ campaign three calls for persecuted Christians worldwide (https://twitter.com/stevedouble/status/1148142410679144454)
and have kept a close eye on the progress of the report ever since it was
announced by the Foreign Secretary in December. I have had meetings with the
Bishop of Truro to discuss this matter and attended the launch of the interim
report earlier this year.
I am in total agreement with the three calls that
constituents have drawn my attention to, and believe that much more needs to be
done to both raise awareness of the seriousness of religious persecution and
ensure that the FCO response, here in the UK and locally in countries where
persecution takes place, is more robust.
I would be more than happy to speak to both
Conservative leadership candidates and to ask them to give firm commitments on
this issue.
