Story perspectives

Pressure Mounts on Archbishop to Halt £100M Reparations Plan

12/28/2025

50 5

Summary

Story summary

Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally faces pressure from Conservative MPs and peers to scrap a £100m slavery reparations plan.
They argue the funds should support struggling churches rather than for 'high-profile and legally dubious vanity projects'.
The reparations initiative aims to invest in communities affected by historical African chattel enslavement, while critics including Tory MP Katie Lam say core church obligations should take priority over this separate fund.

1 of 1

Story summary

Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally faces pressure from Conservative MPs and peers to scrap a £100m slavery reparations plan.
They argue the funds should support struggling churches rather than for 'high-profile and legally dubious vanity projects'.
The reparations initiative aims to invest in communities affected by historical African chattel enslavement, while critics including Tory MP Katie Lam say core church obligations should take priority over this separate fund.