An overwhelming majority of Church of England bishops signed the letter
   to the prime minister.
   Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

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   the traveller. Christ himself and his family were refugees at one
   point.

   We are reminded that in the crypt of Canterbury cathedral there is a
   17th-century notice which pays tribute to “the large and liberal spirit
   of the English church and the glorious asylum which England has in all
   times given to foreigners flying for refuge against oppression and
   tyranny”.

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   20,000 people over the next five years.

   We stand ready to play our part as well. We will:

   1. Encourage our church members to work alongside the wider community
   in offering support to all refugees who come.

   2. Encourage, where possible and feasible, churches, congregations and
   individuals to make rental properties and spare housing available for
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   government to be even more ambitious as it responds to this historic
   crisis.

   We believe 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 foresaw in your announcement. Such
   a number would bring us into line with comparable commitments made by
   other countries. It would be a meaningful and substantial response to
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