Justin Welby slammed as hypocrite by MPs after it emerges the Church of England houses just 20 refugees

THE Archbishop of Canterbury has been branded a hypocrite by MPs after it emerged the Church of England houses only around 20 refugees.

And it comes as PM Rishi Sunak hit back at Justin Welby’s criticism of his immigration policies, insisting he will secure as many ­barges “as it takes” to house migrants.

The Times

Justin Welby has been branded a hypocrite by MPs[/caption]

Mr Welby tore into No10’s Bill to “stop the boats” in Parliament earlier this week, branding it “morally unacceptable”.

But a senior source told The Sun on Sunday the Church of England only sponsors around 20 refugees through the community sponsorship scheme.

The Catholic Church sponsors ten times more.

Tory MP Jonathan Gullis said: “The Archbishop of Canterbury’s hypocrisy is on full display. I am sure he can rectify this by offering up Lambeth Palace to host refugees so we can empty hotels.”

Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson said: “The Church of England’s wealth is estimated to be around £9billion. It has the resources to help ease the illegal immigrant housing problem.”

Mr Sunak today said he “respectfully disagrees” with the Archbishop on migrant policy.

The Church of England said that, taking in all schemes, it is “one of the biggest providers of community sponsorship for refugees in the country”.