My
thanks to the many constituents who wrote to me about the important issue of
persecuted Christians, with an invitation to the Launch of Open Door’s World
Watch List, over the Christmas period.
Having
attended launches of the WWL in previous years, I am pleased to inform them
that I will be attending this year’s launch event and hosting the Open Doors
reception for church leaders in Parliament.
Constituents
will be aware that in my speech of July 2019 regarding the Bishop of Truro’s
report on the FCO’s support the persecuted Christians, I was proud to highlight
the vital and tireless work of organisations like Open Doors in bringing this
issue to the public’s attention, year after year. I am sure constituents were
as pleased as I was to hear the Prime Minister use his Christmas Message to
highlight the worldwide persecution of Christians and the need to take urgent
action.
As
a former church leader and a long-time champion of the freedom of religion and
belief, constituents can have my complete assurance that the plight of the
persecuted church will remain high on my agenda for this new Parliament, and
that I will continue to work with the government to take action to tackle
religious persecution.
