Bishop says European migrant crisis ‘a moral matter’ not political Harriet Sherwood and Toby Helm Saturday 17 October 2015 21.00 BST Last modified on Monday 19 October 2015 03.42 BST * Share on Facebook * Share on Twitter * Share via Email * Share on Pinterest -- more ambitious response from government. “We believe that such is this country’s great tradition of sanctuary and generosity of spirit that we could feasibly resettle at least 10,000 people a year for the next two years, rising to a minimum of 50,000 in total over the five-year period you [Cameron] foresaw in your announcement.” The letter was signed by 84 CoE bishops. A Downing Street spokesman declined to answer why the bishops had not -- (BUTTON) Show 25 * (BUTTON) 25 * (BUTTON) 50 * (BUTTON) 100 * (BUTTON) All (BUTTON) Threads * (BUTTON) collapsed -- Asylum seekers face eviction four weeks after being allowed to stay in Britain Charities predict worst winter for homelessness thanks to Home Office regulations Published: 17 Oct 2015 (BUTTON) Asylum seekers face eviction four weeks after being allowed to stay in Britain * How the Church of England and the British government fell out over the ‘moral crisis’ of refugees Published: 18 Oct 2015 (BUTTON) How the Church of England and the British government fell out over the ‘moral crisis’ of refugees * The bishops’ letter to David Cameron: refugee crisis ‘calls all of us to play our parts’ Published: 17 Oct 2015 (BUTTON) The bishops’ letter to David Cameron: refugee crisis ‘calls all of us to play our parts’ popular -- * sport + football + cricket + rugby union + F1 + tennis + golf + cycling + boxing -- * privacy policy * cookie policy * securedrop © 2016 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.